Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 61st Street
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and 61st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Woodside, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Big Bush Playground is 210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Queens Blvd/61 St, is 1,160 feet away for the Q60, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/61 St, 1,160 feet away, for the Q60.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/61 St Q60 · Shelter1,160 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 61 St & Laurel Hill Blvd 19 docks in all240 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at Laurel Hill Boulevard, 120 feet by car along the streets.
- 60-11 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Big Bush Playground210 feet
- Nathan Weidenbaum Playground410 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,180 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 130 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 63rd Street 370 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 60th Street 390 feet
- 50th Avenue & 61st Street 410 feet
- 48th Avenue & 60th Street 560 feet
- 50th Avenue & 60th Street 560 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 64th Street 640 feet
- 50th Avenue & 63rd Street 670 feet
See every intersection along 61st Street or Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.