56th Avenue & 61st Street
The four-way crossing of 56th Avenue and 61st Street is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hull Triangle is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/61 St, is 1,190 feet away for the Q59, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/61 St, 1,190 feet away, for the Q59.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/61 St Q59 · Shelter1,190 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 56 Dr & 61 St 19 docks in all540 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-93 58th Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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 November 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1915 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 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
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 61st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 61st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 56-01 61st Street Pre-K center90 feet
- Martin Luther School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frank Principe Park680 feet
- Copernicus Triangle Playground700 feet
- Hull Triangle810 feet
Show all 5
- Virginia Principe Playground870 feet
- Hull Triangle Playground910 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Cross RC Church House of worship310 feet
- Transfiguration RC Church House of worship950 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 61st Street & 56th Road 250 feet
- 61st Street & 55th Drive 250 feet
- 55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at 61st Street Pedestrian Overpass 370 feet
- Borden Avenue & 55th Drive 430 feet
- 61st Street & 56th Drive 500 feet
- 56th Avenue & 60th Street 520 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & 61st Street Pedestrian Overpass 650 feet
- 56th Avenue & 64th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 56th Avenue or 61st Street.