Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at 55th Road
Borden Avenue, Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S and 55th Road meet at a five-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Holy Cross RC Church is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, is 660 feet away for the Q67, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, 660 feet away, for the Q67.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy Q67660 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 55 Dr & Maurice Ave 19 docks in all860 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 140 feet by car along the streets.
- 59-49 Maurice Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1915 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Borden Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 56-01 61st Street Pre-K center1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Copernicus Triangle Playground320 feet
- Frank Principe Park660 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Cross RC Church House of worship1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and three 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Borden Avenue & 60th Street 140 feet
- 60th Street & 55th Drive 330 feet
- Borden Avenue & Maurice Avenue 340 feet
- Maurice Avenue & 55th Road 450 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Maurice Avenue 450 feet
- Borden Avenue & 55th Drive 540 feet
- 56th Avenue & 60th Street 580 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Maurice Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along 55th Road, Borden Avenue or Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S.