Fresh Pond Road & 60th Drive
Fresh Pond Road and 60th Drive meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 153 Maspeth Elem is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fresh Pond Rd/60 Rd, is 310 feet away for the Q39 and Q58, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 17 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fresh Pond Rd/60 Rd, 310 feet away, for the Q39 and Q58.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fresh Pond Rd/60 Rd Q39, Q58310 feetQ39 Q58
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
- Q58 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Fresh Pond Rd & Eliot Ave 20 docks in all470 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.
- 60-90 Eliot Avenue Gas station810 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 ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
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
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fresh Pond Road
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Fresh Pond Road
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 415049 and 425428.
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 School1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Reiff Playground920 feet
- Luke J. Lang Square1,130 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and eight 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fresh Pond Road & 60th Road 250 feet
- 61st Street & 60th Drive 280 feet
- Eliot Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 380 feet
- 60th Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 500 feet
- 60th Lane & 60th Drive 530 feet
- 61st Street & Eliot Avenue 670 feet
- 62nd Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 670 feet
- 60th Avenue & 61st Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 60th Drive or Fresh Pond Road.