Marathon Parkway & 61st Avenue
Marathon Parkway and 61st Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Challenge Playground is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy Q30, QM5, QM8, QM350.3 milesQ30 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers450 feet
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 231 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and March 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 61st Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Marathon Parkway
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 golf course
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. Q811 School430 feet
- P.S. 221 the North Hills School770 feet
- QSAC Preschool, ages 2 to 51,030 feet
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- Qsac, Inc. - Douglaston School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Challenge Playground310 feet
- Douglaston Golf Course1,020 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- North Hills Library1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 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:
- 61st Avenue & 246th Place 310 feet
- 251st Street & 61st Avenue 540 feet
- 63rd Avenue & Marathon Parkway 550 feet
- 60th Avenue & Marathon Parkway 560 feet
- 60th Avenue & 246th Place 720 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & Marathon Parkway 740 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 63rd Avenue 840 feet
- 60th Avenue & 61st Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along 61st Avenue or Marathon Parkway.