61st Avenue & 246th Place
The three-way junction of 61st Avenue and 246th Place is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. Q811 is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1953, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy Q30, QM5, QM8, QM350.3 milesQ30 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers770 feet
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2019.
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
- 216 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 between 1952 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 61st Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- QSAC Preschool, ages 2 to 5720 feet
- P.S. Q811 School750 feet
- Qsac, Inc. - Douglaston School810 feet
Show all 4
- P.S. 221 the North Hills School840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Challenge Playground620 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Marathon Parkway & 61st Avenue 310 feet
- 60th Avenue & 246th Place 410 feet
- 60th Avenue & 61st Avenue 620 feet
- 60th Avenue & Marathon Parkway 730 feet
- 61st Avenue & 57th Drive 750 feet
- 251st Street & 61st Avenue 860 feet
- 63rd Avenue & Marathon Parkway 860 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & Marathon Parkway 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 246th Place or 61st Avenue.