Borden Avenue & Maurice Avenue
Borden Avenue and Maurice Avenue meet at a six-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 117 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 529 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Copernicus Triangle Playground is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, is 310 feet away for the Q67, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them playgrounds, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, 310 feet away, for the Q67.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy Q67310 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 55 Dr & Maurice Ave 19 docks in all660 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 480 feet by car along the streets.
- 59-49 Maurice Avenue Gas station180 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 117 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 96 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 529 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 141st most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 5,008 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Eastbound on Borden Avenue | 529 | 4,204 |
| Northbound on Maurice Avenue | – | 804 |
| Total | 529 | 5,008 |
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26 and 30 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104 and 108 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 70 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1920.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Borden Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM
West side of Maurice Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frank Principe Park320 feet
- Copernicus Triangle Playground670 feet
- Virginia Principe Playground1,020 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & Maurice Avenue 110 feet
- Maurice Avenue & 55th Road 250 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Maurice Avenue 270 feet
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at Long Island Expressway 270 feet
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at 55th Road 340 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway 480 feet
- Borden Avenue & 60th Street 480 feet
- 59th Street & 55th Drive 580 feet
See every intersection along Borden Avenue, Maurice Avenue or Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S.