Borden Avenue & Grand Avenue
Borden Avenue and Grand Avenue meet at a six-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. The corner is also named Maspeth Memorial Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Peter Chahales Park is 500 feet away, and Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Grand Av, is 370 feet away for the Q18. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them parks, and 25 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Grand Av, 370 feet away, for the Q18.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Grand Av Q18 · Shelter370 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & Remsen Pl 21 docks in all1,320 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers390 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 87 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Maspeth Memorial Square, a co-naming enacted on April 29, 1986 (Local Law 4 of 1986).
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Maspeth Memorial Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Grand Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Ateres Pesha Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5540 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frontera Park490 feet
- Frontera Park Playground500 feet
- Peter Chahales Park500 feet
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- Whitefish Triangle850 feet
- Whitefish Triangle Playground890 feet
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park1,100 feet
- Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Davey Triangle1,290 feet
Health care
- Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Maspeth Library990 feet
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office820 feet
- Older adult center at 69-61 Grand Avenue Older adult center860 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station490 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch930 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch980 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket790 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,010 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 16 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Grand Avenue 180 feet
- Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Queens Midtown Expressway 220 feet
- Grand Avenue & 55th Drive 290 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 69th Street 310 feet
- Grand Avenue & 69th Place 420 feet
- 69th Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 450 feet
- 55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at Brown Place 470 feet
- 69th Street & Clinton Avenue 490 feet
See every intersection along Borden Avenue, Grand Avenue or Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road N.