61st Street & Fresh Pond Road
The four-way crossing of 61st Street and Fresh Pond Road is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Reiff Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fresh Pond Rd/59 Dr, is 90 feet away for the Q39, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and ten places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fresh Pond Rd/59 Dr, 90 feet away, for the Q39.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fresh Pond Rd/59 Dr Q3990 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 63 St & 59 Dr 23 docks in all450 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 59-12 Fresh Pond Road Gas station340 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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
- 94 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 153 Maspeth Elem School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Reiff Playground50 feet
- Luke J. Lang Square150 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fresh Pond Road & 59th Drive 100 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & 59th Road 150 feet
- 61st Street & 59th Road 170 feet
- 61st Street & 59th Drive 380 feet
- 63rd Street & 59th Drive 380 feet
- 59th Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 420 feet
- 60th Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 480 feet
- 59th Avenue & 61st Street 490 feet
See every intersection along 61st Street or Fresh Pond Road.