Flushing Avenue & 53rd Street
Flushing Avenue and 53rd Street meet at a three-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. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/Metropolitan Av, is 300 feet away for the B57, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Metropolitan Av, 300 feet away, for the B57.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Metropolitan Av B57300 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 53 St & Flushing Ave 19 docks in all60 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 50-02 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station830 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1920.
Trees
Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 53rd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 53rd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Chase Bank branch490 feet
- Citibank Bank branch550 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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:
- 54th Street & Flushing Avenue 270 feet
- Nurge Avenue & 53rd Street 480 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Flushing Avenue 530 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Grandview Avenue 590 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Starr Street 620 feet
- 54th Street & Nurge Avenue 690 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Troutman Street 700 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Troutman Street 710 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Street or Flushing Avenue.