61st Street & Cooper Avenue
The three-way junction of 61st Street and Cooper Avenue is in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Evergreen Park is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 61 St/St Felix Av, is 220 feet away for the B13 and Q39, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them listed historic places, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 61 St/St Felix Av, 220 feet away, for the B13 and Q39.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 61 St/St Felix Av B13, Q39220 feetB13 Q39
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
- Q39 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- St Felix Ave & 61 St 19 docks in all180 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 58-14 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 342 Eldert Street Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 88 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,100 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 1910 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2022 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 61st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 61st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Cooper Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Cooper Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- 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.
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 068 Cambridge School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Evergreen Park850 feet
- Evergreen Park Playground1,020 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 75th Avenue-61st Street Historic District Listed historic place660 feet
- Cooper Avenue Row Historic District Listed historic place1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
- Fresh N Save Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cooper Avenue & St Felix Avenue 110 feet
- 61st Street & St Felix Avenue 180 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 60th Lane 310 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 62nd Street 350 feet
- 60th Lane & St Felix Avenue 440 feet
- 78th Avenue & 60th Lane 530 feet
- 61st Street & 80th Avenue 540 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 64th Street 610 feet
See every intersection along 61st Street or Cooper Avenue.