81st Street & 62nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 81st Street and 62nd Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Juniper Valley Park is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/Juniper Blvd North, is 980 feet away for the Q47, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and eight places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 80 St/Juniper Blvd North, 980 feet away, for the Q47.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 80 St/Juniper Blvd North Q47980 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 61-60 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1940 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 62nd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 62nd Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park780 feet
Houses of worship
- Jewish Center of Forest Hills West House of worship1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket1,190 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 82nd Street & 62nd Avenue 260 feet
- 80th Street & 62nd Avenue 270 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 82nd Place 520 feet
- 79th Street & 62nd Avenue 540 feet
- 81st Street & Juniper Boulevard North 740 feet
- 83rd Street & 62nd Avenue 780 feet
- 78th Street & 62nd Avenue 800 feet
- 82nd Place & 61st Drive 800 feet
See every intersection along 62nd Avenue or 81st Street.