Grand Avenue & 56th Street
Grand Avenue and 56th Street meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 833 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 009 is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/54 St, is 520 feet away for the Q59, and three 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 1915 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, 520 feet away, for the Q59.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/54 St Q59520 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & 55 St 19 docks in all270 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 58-09 Rust Street Gas station1,100 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 833 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 874th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 248 more were issued.
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
- 17 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 1915 and 1931.
Trees
Eight 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 July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Grand Avenue
- 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 School520 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Avenue & 55th Street 260 feet
- Grand Avenue & 57th Street 320 feet
- Grand Avenue & 54th Street 520 feet
- Grand Avenue & Rust Street 610 feet
- 57th Street & 58th Drive 630 feet
- Grand Avenue & 58th Place 860 feet
- 58th Street & 58th Drive 870 feet
- 58th Street & 58th Road 890 feet
See every intersection along 56th Street or Grand Avenue.