51st Avenue & 61st Street
The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and 61st Street is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Big Bush Playground is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 65 Pl/48 Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q18, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 65 Pl/48 Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q18.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 65 Pl/48 Av Q180.4 milesQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 64 St & 51 Ave 19 docks in all560 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at Laurel Hill Boulevard, 1,040 feet by car along the streets.
- 60-11 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2023.
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
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 51st Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Nathan Weidenbaum Playground1,100 feet
- Big Bush Playground1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 61st Street & Tyler Avenue 180 feet
- 51st Avenue & Tyler Avenue 260 feet
- 51st Avenue & 63rd Street 260 feet
- 51st Avenue & 60th Street 260 feet
- 63rd Street & Tyler Avenue 480 feet
- 50th Avenue & 61st Street 510 feet
- 51st Avenue & 64th Street 520 feet
- 59th Place & Tyler Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along 51st Avenue or 61st Street.