Queens Midtown Expressway & 73rd Street
Queens Midtown Expressway and 73rd Street (south) meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Maspeth High School is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/72 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q58 and Q59, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks. About 800 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/72 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q58 and Q59.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/72 St Q58, Q590.3 milesQ58 Q59
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- Q59 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 1.3 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 cars1.4 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
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Maspeth High School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park1,000 feet
- Quick Brown Fox Triangle1,230 feet
Health care
- Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,100 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 58th Avenue & 73rd Street 120 feet
- 58th Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway 190 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & 73rd Place 220 feet
- 58th Avenue & 73rd Place 310 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway 370 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Mazeau Street Pedestrian Overpass 500 feet
- 71st Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 530 feet
- 74th Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 540 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Street or Queens Midtown Expressway.