Douglaston Parkway & 61st Avenue
Douglaston Parkway and 61st Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av, is 50 feet away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1953, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av, 50 feet away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av Q30, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter50 feetQ30 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Cross Island Parkway, 1,180 feet by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pine.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 61st Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park40 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Douglaston Parkway & Horace Harding Expressway 240 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Douglaston Parkway 360 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Douglaston Parkway 460 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Douglaston Parkway 570 feet
- 54th Avenue & Douglaston Parkway 730 feet
- 244th Street & 61st Avenue 750 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Douglaston Parkway 870 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Thornhill Avenue 1,000 feet
See every intersection along 61st Avenue or Douglaston Parkway.