Maurice Avenue & 53rd Drive
Maurice Avenue and 53rd Drive meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens, at the edge of Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Frank Principe Park is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 53 Dr/62 St, is 310 feet away for the Q67, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 53 Dr/62 St, 310 feet away, for the Q67.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 53 Dr/62 St Q67310 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Maurice Ave & 53 Dr 15 docks in all60 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 59-51 Maurice Avenue Gas station1,140 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 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
- 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; the corner is on the edge of the Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries area
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1940 and 1945.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Maurice Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frank Principe Park760 feet
- Virginia Principe Playground1,050 feet
Food 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 61st Street & 53rd Drive 80 feet
- 62nd Street & 53rd Drive 270 feet
- 61st Street & 62nd Street 440 feet
- 63rd Street & 53rd Drive 530 feet
- 53rd Drive & 63rd Place 700 feet
- 54th Avenue & Maurice Avenue 720 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Maurice Avenue 850 feet
- 54th Avenue & 61st Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Drive or Maurice Avenue.