Maspeth Avenue & Melvina Place
Maspeth Avenue and Melvina Place meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Martin Luther School is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Maspeth Av, is 870 feet away for the Q39, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 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 Maurice Av/Maspeth Av, 870 feet away, for the Q39.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Maspeth Av Q39870 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 57 Rd & 59 St 19 docks in all520 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 58-09 Rust Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
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
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1910 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Maspeth Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
East side of Melvina Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Melvina Place
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Martin Luther School950 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 59th Street & Maspeth Avenue 250 feet
- 56th Drive & Melvina Place 360 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & 58th Place 370 feet
- 57th Road & 59th Street 510 feet
- 59th Street & 56th Drive 560 feet
- 57th Road & 58th Place 600 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & 59th Place 610 feet
- 56th Drive & 58th Place 700 feet
See every intersection along Maspeth Avenue or Melvina Place.