Eliot Avenue & 63rd Street
Eliot Avenue and 63rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 3,061 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/Mt Olive Cres, is 220 feet away for the Q14, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/Mt Olive Cres, 220 feet away, for the Q14.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/Mt Olive Cres Q14220 feetQ14
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Fresh Pond Rd & Eliot Ave 20 docks in all710 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-90 Eliot Avenue Gas station1,050 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger0.6 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.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 3,061 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 291st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,675 more were issued.
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
- 105 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 August 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 63rd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 63rd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Eliot Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and five 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Eliot Avenue & 62nd Street 210 feet
- 64th Street & Eliot Avenue 220 feet
- 65th Street & Eliot Avenue 470 feet
- Eliot Avenue & Mount Olivet Crescent 580 feet
- Eliot Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 620 feet
- 64th Street & 62nd Avenue 780 feet
- 60th Drive & Mount Olivet Crescent 860 feet
- 62nd Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 920 feet
See every intersection along 63rd Street or Eliot Avenue.