Grand Avenue & 55th Street
Grand Avenue and 55th Street meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 009 is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/54 St, is 260 feet away for the Q59, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. Within 820 feet are 48 homes, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/54 St, 260 feet away, for the Q59.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/54 St Q59260 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & 55 St 19 docks in all30 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 58-09 Rust Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 48 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.
Trees
Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 55th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 009 School770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Avenue & 56th Street 260 feet
- Grand Avenue & 54th Street 270 feet
- Grand Avenue & 57th Street 570 feet
- Grand Avenue & Rust Street 870 feet
- 57th Street & 58th Drive 880 feet
- Grand Avenue & 58th Place 1,120 feet
- Grand Avenue & Page Place 1,120 feet
- 58th Street & 58th Drive 1,130 feet
See every intersection along 55th Street or Grand Avenue.