Queens Midtown Expressway & 73rd Street
Queens Midtown Expressway and 73rd Street (north) 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. Quick Brown Fox Triangle is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/72 St, is 1,080 feet away for the Q58 and Q59, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them parks, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/72 St, 1,080 feet away, for the Q58 and Q59.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/72 St Q58, Q591,080 feetQ58 Q59
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 9 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
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
- 100 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 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 3 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, 1931680 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
- P.S. 58 - the School of Heroes School600 feet
- Maspeth High School870 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Quick Brown Fox Triangle30 feet
- Garlinge Triangle780 feet
- Elmhurst Park1,210 feet
Health care
- Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,080 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Street & 57th Road 110 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & 57th Road 160 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & 73rd Place 220 feet
- 57th Avenue & 73rd Street 440 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Mazeau Street 560 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Mazeau Street Pedestrian Overpass 590 feet
- 57th Avenue & 73rd Place 650 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 74th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Street or Queens Midtown Expressway.