Queens Midtown Expressway & 73rd Place
Queens Midtown Expressway and 73rd Place (south) meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Maspeth High School is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/74 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q58, Q59 and Q98, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them parks. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/74 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q58, Q59 and Q98.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/74 St Q58, Q59, Q980.3 milesQ58 Q59 Q98
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- Q59 …
- Q98 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer 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
- 102 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Maspeth High School990 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Quick Brown Fox Triangle1,060 feet
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park1,220 feet
- Elmhurst Park1,270 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Queens Midtown Expressway & 73rd Street 220 feet
- 58th Avenue & 73rd Place 260 feet
- 74th Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 320 feet
- 58th Avenue & 73rd Street 340 feet
- 58th Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway 410 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 74th Street 470 feet
- 58th Avenue & 74th Street 550 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway 590 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Place or Queens Midtown Expressway.