61st Street & Woodside Avenue
The three-way junction of 61st Street and Woodside Avenue is in Woodside, Queens, and is also named Walter McCaffrey Place by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Woodside Post Office is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, 61 St-Woodside, is about a minute on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 59 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 61 St-Woodside, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 61 St-Woodside 7280 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 52 St 70.4 miles7
- 69 St 70.4 miles7
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Commuting/Community” (1986) by John Cavanagh and “Woodside Continuum” (1999) by Dimitri Gerakaris at the 61 St-Woodside station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Woodside Av/60 St, 90 feet away, for the Q18.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodside Av/60 St Q1890 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Woodside Avenue.
- 61 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 61 St & Woodside Ave 20 docks in all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 65th Place & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-11 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 62-10 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2025
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Walter McCaffrey Place, a co-naming enacted on December 17, 2013 (Local Law 131 of 2013).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1962.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Walter McCaffrey Place.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 41 signs on these blocks
- 17 different rules
- 8 active meters
- 5 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Woodside Avenue (south side).
East side of 61st Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 61st Street
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Woodside Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413392, 413393, 420009, 421117 and 426297.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Woodside Memorial Park.
- Woodside Memorial Stele, 1971340 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Expanding Horizons Institute Trade or language school380 feet
- Woodside Friends Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K500 feet
- St Sebastian Catholic Academy School940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sohncke Square730 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Episcopal Church Woodside House of worship770 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodside Post Office620 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch70 feet
- Chase Bank branch290 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket340 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy260 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and 19 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 60th Street & Woodside Avenue 230 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 61st Street 260 feet
- Woodside Avenue & 62nd Street 310 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & Woodside Avenue 550 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 60th Street 560 feet
- 41st Avenue & 60th Street 610 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 62nd Street 620 feet
- Woodside Avenue & 63rd Street 680 feet
See every intersection along 61st Street or Woodside Avenue.