Queens Midtown Expressway & 73rd Place
Queens Midtown Expressway and 73rd Place (north) meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/74 St, is 1,180 feet away for the Q58, Q59 and Q98, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them parks, and five places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/74 St, 1,180 feet away, for the Q58, Q59 and Q98.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/74 St Q58, Q59, Q981,180 feetQ58 Q59 Q98
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- Q59 …
- Q98 …
Cycling
- 10 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 station0.4 miles
- 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 countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Queens Midtown Expressway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
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, 1931780 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Maspeth High School640 feet
- P.S. 58 - the School of Heroes School730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Quick Brown Fox Triangle130 feet
- Garlinge Triangle910 feet
- Elmhurst Park980 feet
Health care
- Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,300 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,280 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center1,110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four 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 nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Queens Midtown Expressway & 57th Road 60 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & 73rd Street 220 feet
- 73rd Street & 57th Road 240 feet
- 57th Avenue & 73rd Place 430 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 74th Street 460 feet
- 74th Street & 57th Avenue 480 feet
- 57th Avenue & 73rd Street 570 feet
- 74th Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 610 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Place or Queens Midtown Expressway.