Eliot Avenue & Lutheran Avenue
Eliot Avenue and Lutheran Avenue 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. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/74 St, is 320 feet away for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/74 St, 320 feet away, for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/74 St Q14, QM24, QM25, QM34 · Shelter320 feetQ14 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Eliot Avenue.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station510 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2021
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
- 100 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Eliot Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Lutheran Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 465387.
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 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Learning Tree Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K520 feet
- Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy School930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park520 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch330 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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:
- 76th Street & Eliot Avenue at 75th Place 170 feet
- 75th Street & Lutheran Avenue 170 feet
- 74th Street & Eliot Avenue 350 feet
- 76th Street & Eliot Avenue 430 feet
- Juniper Boulevard North & Lutheran Avenue 480 feet
- 75th Street & Juniper Boulevard North 510 feet
- 76th Street & 60th Road 520 feet
- 72nd Street & Eliot Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along Eliot Avenue or Lutheran Avenue.