Eliot Avenue & 62nd Street
Eliot Avenue and 62nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/Fresh Pond Rd, is 410 feet away for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/Fresh Pond Rd, 410 feet away, for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/Fresh Pond Rd Q14, QM24, QM25, QM34410 feetQ14 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Fresh Pond Rd & Eliot Ave 20 docks in all500 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.
- 60-90 Eliot Avenue Gas station840 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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 97 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Eliot Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Eliot Avenue & 63rd Street 210 feet
- Eliot Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 410 feet
- 64th Street & Eliot Avenue 430 feet
- 65th Street & Eliot Avenue 680 feet
- 61st Street & Eliot Avenue 710 feet
- 62nd Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 710 feet
- Eliot Avenue & Mount Olivet Crescent 790 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & 60th Drive 790 feet
See every intersection along 62nd Street or Eliot Avenue.