244th Street & 61st Avenue
The three-way junction of 244th Street and 61st Avenue is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av, is 800 feet away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1953, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av, 800 feet away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av Q30, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter800 feetQ30 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Cross Island Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 146 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 May 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 61st Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park790 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket460 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 244th Street & 57th Drive 530 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & 61st Avenue 750 feet
- 57th Drive & 246th Crescent 830 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 244th Street 860 feet
- 61st Avenue & 57th Drive 970 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Horace Harding Expressway 1,000 feet
- 60th Avenue & 61st Avenue 1,100 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Douglaston Parkway 1,120 feet
See every intersection along 244th Street or 61st Avenue.