38th Avenue & 61st Street
The three-way junction of 38th Avenue and 61st Street is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 273 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. St Pauls Episcopal Church Woodside is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 61 St-Woodside, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 61 St-Woodside, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 61 St-Woodside 7700 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 69 St 70.4 miles7
- 65 St M, R0.4 milesM R
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Commuting/Community” (1986) by John Cavanagh and “Woodside Continuum” (1999) by Dimitri Gerakaris at the 61 St-Woodside station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 61 St/Roosevelt Av, 760 feet away, for the Q53 SBS.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 61 St/Roosevelt Av Q53 SBS760 feetQ53 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q53 SBS …
Cycling
- 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 61 St & 39 Ave 30 docks in all240 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at 37th Road & Brooklyn Queens Expressway Service Road, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 63-07 Broadway Gas station0.4 miles
- 62-10 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 273 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,510th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 126 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 44 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 38th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of 38th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of 61st Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 post office
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Expanding Horizons Institute Trade or language school940 feet
- Woodside Friends Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
- The Woodside Community School1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Episcopal Church Woodside House of worship310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodside Post Office450 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 20 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 39th Avenue & 61st Street 190 feet
- 38th Avenue & 60th Street 270 feet
- 39th Avenue & 60th Street 450 feet
- 39th Avenue & 62nd Street 500 feet
- 38th Avenue & 59th Street 520 feet
- 37th Avenue & 61st Street 690 feet
- 39th Avenue & 59th Street 710 feet
- 39th Avenue & 63rd Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 38th Avenue or 61st Street.