Roosevelt Avenue & 61st Street
Roosevelt Avenue and 61st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Woodside, Queens. The corner is also named Rita Brady Circle by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Pauls Episcopal Church Woodside is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, 61 St-Woodside, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 63 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 61 St-Woodside, 40 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 61 St-Woodside 740 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 69 St 70.4 miles7
- 52 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 Roosevelt Av/61 St, 30 feet away, for the T320.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Roosevelt Av/61 St T32030 feetT320
Next buses at this stop
- T320 …
Cycling
- 68 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 all230 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at 37th Road & Brooklyn Queens Expressway Service Road, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 63-07 Broadway Gas station0.5 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 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 21 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 10 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023
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
This corner is also named Rita Brady Circle, a co-naming enacted on October 25, 1989 (Local Law 79 of 1989).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,700 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 1927 and 1942.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 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 Rita Brady Circle.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 16 different rules
- 7 active meters
- 5 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and August 2026; 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 8am to 7pm on Roosevelt Avenue (south side).
East side of 61st Street
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Taxis and for-hire vehicles 3 signs TAXI/FHV PICK-UP/DROP-OFF ONLY
West side of 61st Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Roosevelt Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414666, 414667, 420010, 426297 and 426420.
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, 1971410 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 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 school130 feet
- Woodside Friends Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K240 feet
- St Sebastian Catholic Academy School1,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sohncke Square780 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Episcopal Church Woodside House of worship510 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodside Post Office360 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch330 feet
- Chase Bank branch520 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket560 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy330 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 63 places to eat and 21 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:
- 61st Street & Woodside Avenue 260 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 60th Street 300 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 62nd Street 350 feet
- 60th Street & Woodside Avenue 500 feet
- Woodside Avenue & 62nd Street 570 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & Woodside Avenue 610 feet
- 39th Avenue & 61st Street 610 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 63rd Street 640 feet
See every intersection along 61st Street or Roosevelt Avenue.