Maurice Avenue & 55th Road
Maurice Avenue and 55th Road 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. Virginia Principe Playground is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, is 560 feet away for the Q67, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them playgrounds, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, 560 feet away, for the Q67.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy Q67560 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 55 Dr & Maurice Ave 19 docks in all410 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 580 feet by car along the streets.
- 59-49 Maurice Avenue Gas station260 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1910 and 1920.
Trees
Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
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 February 2025, 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 listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frank Principe Park570 feet
- Copernicus Triangle Playground770 feet
- Virginia Principe Playground1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Borden Avenue & Maurice Avenue 250 feet
- 59th Street & 55th Drive 340 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Maurice Avenue 360 feet
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at 55th Road 450 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Maurice Avenue 520 feet
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at Long Island Expressway 520 feet
- Borden Avenue & 60th Street 580 feet
- 56th Avenue & 59th Street 580 feet
See every intersection along 55th Road or Maurice Avenue.