Queens Midtown Expressway & Maurice Avenue
Queens Midtown Expressway and Maurice Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Maspeth, Queens, at the edge of Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries. Between 2021 and 2025, 54 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Virginia Principe Playground is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, is 50 feet away for the Q67, and three 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, 50 feet away, for the Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy Q6750 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 55 Dr & Maurice Ave 19 docks in all930 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 210 feet by car along the streets.
- 59-51 Maurice Avenue Gas stationat this corner
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 54 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 44 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- 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; the corner is on the edge of the Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries area
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 36 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Maurice Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 11PM-6AM ALL DAYS
North side of Queens Midtown Expressway
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING 11PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- 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 Park50 feet
- Virginia Principe Playground750 feet
- Copernicus Triangle Playground940 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & Maurice Avenue 160 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway 210 feet
- Borden Avenue & Maurice Avenue 270 feet
- 54th Avenue & Maurice Avenue 400 feet
- Maurice Avenue & 55th Road 520 feet
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at Long Island Expressway 540 feet
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at 55th Road 610 feet
- Borden Avenue & 60th Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Maurice Avenue or Queens Midtown Expressway.