Grand Avenue & 73rd Place
Grand Avenue and 73rd Place meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The stele “Maspeth Memorial” is 690 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/73 St, is 250 feet away for the Q59, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/73 St, 250 feet away, for the Q59.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/73 St Q59250 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Grand Avenue.
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station520 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- 108 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 600 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Grand Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 463199.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Garlinge Triangle.
- Maspeth Memorial Stele, 1931690 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 58 - the School of Heroes School630 feet
- Maspeth High School1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Garlinge Triangle710 feet
- Elmhurst Park950 feet
- Elmhurst Park Playground1,150 feet
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- Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park Park feature1,170 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch350 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center520 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and six 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Avenue & 73rd Street 250 feet
- 74th Street & Grand Avenue 490 feet
- 74th Street & 53rd Road 530 feet
- Grand Avenue & 72nd Place 640 feet
- 73rd Street & 53rd Road 700 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 74th Street 750 feet
- 57th Avenue & 72nd Place 780 feet
- 57th Avenue & Grand Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Place or Grand Avenue.