Fresh Pond Road & 59th Drive
Fresh Pond Road and 59th Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 153 Maspeth Elem is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fresh Pond Rd/59 Dr, is 50 feet away for the Q39, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and seven places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fresh Pond Rd/59 Dr, 50 feet away, for the Q39.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fresh Pond Rd/59 Dr Q3950 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 63 St & 59 Dr 23 docks in all340 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 59-12 Fresh Pond Road Gas station440 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 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.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2021 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 59th Drive
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Fresh Pond Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 153 Maspeth Elem School1,050 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Reiff Playground50 feet
- Luke J. Lang Square260 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 61st Street & Fresh Pond Road 100 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & 59th Road 260 feet
- 61st Street & 59th Drive 270 feet
- 63rd Street & 59th Drive 270 feet
- 61st Street & 59th Road 280 feet
- 60th Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 370 feet
- 59th Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 520 feet
- 60th Lane & 59th Drive 530 feet
See every intersection along 59th Drive or Fresh Pond Road.