Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway
Borden Avenue and Queens Midtown Expressway meet at a seven-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Davey Triangle is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 53 Dr/63 St, is 1,100 feet away for the Q67, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them parks, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 53 Dr/63 St, 1,100 feet away, for the Q67.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 53 Dr/63 St Q671,100 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 63 St & Borden Ave 21 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1,320 feet by car along the streets.
- 59-51 Maurice Avenue Gas station1,280 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Four of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 63rd Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 11PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Queens Midtown Expressway
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING 11PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 56-01 61st Street Pre-K center880 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frank Principe Park40 feet
- Virginia Principe Playground320 feet
- Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Davey Triangle630 feet
Show all 8
- Federalist Triangle820 feet
- Copernicus Triangle Playground990 feet
- Hull Triangle1,010 feet
- Hull Triangle Playground1,050 feet
- Whitefish Triangle1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Cross RC Church House of worship740 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Queens Midtown Expressway & 61st Street Pedestrian Overpass 140 feet
- 54th Avenue & 63rd Street 340 feet
- Borden Avenue & 64th Street 380 feet
- 55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at 61st Street Pedestrian Overpass 420 feet
- 61st Street & 55th Drive 530 feet
- Borden Avenue & Jay Avenue 560 feet
- 54th Avenue & 55th Avenue 620 feet
- 64th Street & 55th Avenue 640 feet
See every intersection along 61st Street Pedestrian Overpass, 63rd Street, Borden Avenue, Long Island Expressway or Queens Midtown Expressway.