138th Street & 61st Road
The four-way crossing of 138th Street and 61st Road is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Turtle Playground is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/136 St, is 610 feet away for the Q88, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/136 St, 610 feet away, for the Q88.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/136 St Q88610 feetQ88
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 61st Road
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K470 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Turtle Playground30 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queensboro Hill Library1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 138th Street at Long Island Expressway 150 feet
- 138th Street & 62nd Avenue 250 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 61st Road 360 feet
- 138th Street & 62nd Road 500 feet
- 136th Street & 61st Road 560 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 136th Street 710 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Main Street at 61st Road 730 feet
- 138th Street & 63rd Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 138th Street or 61st Road.