Maspeth Avenue & Rust Street
Maspeth Avenue and Rust Street meet at a four-way crossing in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Maspeth Av, is 540 feet away for the Q39, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two places to eat. About 90 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1915, 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, 540 feet away, for the Q39.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Maspeth Av Q39540 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 58 St & 56 Dr 19 docks in all690 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 station970 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers740 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 31 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26 and 30 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104 and 108 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 90 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 1899 and 1915.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Maspeth Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Maspeth Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Rust Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Rust Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Maspeth Avenue & 57th Place 200 feet
- Rust Street & 57th Place 240 feet
- 58th Street & Maspeth Avenue at 56th Terrace 330 feet
- 58th Street & Maurice Avenue 370 feet
- Rust Street & 56th Terrace 410 feet
- 57th Road & 57th Place 430 feet
- 58th Street & Maspeth Avenue 520 feet
- 57th Drive & Rust Street 530 feet
See every intersection along Maspeth Avenue or Rust Street.