251st Street & 61st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 251st 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. Challenge Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/61 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1952, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/61 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/61 Av Q36, QM5, QM8, QM350.3 milesQ36 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.4 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers340 feet
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 225 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. Q811 School630 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Challenge Playground50 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 63rd Avenue & 251st Street 530 feet
- Marathon Parkway & 61st Avenue 540 feet
- 60th Avenue & 251st Street 720 feet
- 63rd Avenue & 252nd Street 780 feet
- 61st Avenue & 246th Place 860 feet
- 63rd Avenue & Marathon Parkway 950 feet
- 255th Street & 61st Avenue 1,040 feet
- 60th Avenue & Marathon Parkway 1,110 feet
See every intersection along 251st Street or 61st Avenue.