Eliot Avenue & 60th Place
Eliot Avenue and 60th Place meet at a four-way crossing in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Notre Dame Catholic Academy is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 60 Ln/Eliot Av, is 320 feet away for the Q38, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 60 Ln/Eliot Av, 320 feet away, for the Q38.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 60 Ln/Eliot Av Q38320 feetQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Eliot Ave & 60 Ln 22 docks in all350 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station510 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2018
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
- 105 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 60th Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 60th Place
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Eliot Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- P.S. 071 Forest School980 feet
- Notre Dame Catholic Academy School1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church House of worship930 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station930 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket680 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Place 200 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 60th Lane 310 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street at Eliot Avenue 330 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Lane 430 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street 490 feet
- 61st Street & Eliot Avenue 580 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 60th Street 600 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 61st Street 620 feet
See every intersection along 60th Place or Eliot Avenue.