61st Street & 56th Road
The four-way crossing of 61st Street and 56th Road is in Maspeth, Queens, and is also named Msgr. Peter Zendzian Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Holy Cross RC Church is 260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/61 St, is 940 feet away for the Q59, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/61 St, 940 feet away, for the Q59.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/61 St Q59 · Shelter940 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 56 Dr & 61 St 19 docks in all290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 59-49 Maurice Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
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
- 37 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Msgr. Peter Zendzian Way, a co-naming enacted on August 14, 2022 (Local Law 81 of 2022).
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 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Msgr. Peter Zendzian Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 56th Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
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 listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 56-01 61st Street Pre-K center280 feet
- Martin Luther School1,030 feet
- Precious Moments Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
Show all 4
- St Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Acade School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frank Principe Park930 feet
- Copernicus Triangle Playground950 feet
- Hull Triangle1,060 feet
Show all 5
- Virginia Principe Playground1,120 feet
- Hull Triangle Playground1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Cross RC Church House of worship260 feet
- Transfiguration RC Church House of worship810 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 seven food stores.
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 61st Street 250 feet
- 61st Street & 56th Drive 250 feet
- 61st Street & 55th Drive 500 feet
- 61st Street & Maspeth Avenue 510 feet
- 60th Street & 56th Road 520 feet
- 55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at 61st Street Pedestrian Overpass 620 feet
- 61st Street & 57th Road 660 feet
- Borden Avenue & 55th Drive 680 feet
See every intersection along 56th Road or 61st Street.