102nd Street & Strong Avenue
The four-way crossing of 102nd Street and Strong Avenue is in Corona, Queens, and is also named Richard Italiano Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Josephine Caminiti Playground is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 99 St/Lewis Av, is 1,010 feet away for the Q14, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them gardens, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 99 St/Lewis Av, 1,010 feet away, for the Q14.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 99 St/Lewis Av Q141,010 feetQ14
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 100 St & Lewis Ave 21 docks in all780 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 99-49 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11368
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 21
- Police precinct
- 110
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Corona
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Richard Italiano Corner, a co-naming enacted on December 17, 2013 (Local Law 131 of 2013).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 74 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 167 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Richard Italiano Corner.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 102nd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 102nd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Strong Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Strong Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 gardens
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 54-25 101 Street Pre-K center770 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Simeone Park130 feet
- Corona Peachtree Community Garden180 feet
- Sparrow's Nest Community Garden390 feet
Show all 4
- Josephine Caminiti Playground1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Apostle Church House of worship1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,240 feet
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and six 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 102nd Street & Lewis Avenue 250 feet
- 102nd Street & Radcliff Avenue 250 feet
- 103rd Street & Strong Avenue 350 feet
- 103rd Street & 52nd Avenue 450 feet
- 102nd Street & Christie Avenue 510 feet
- 101st Street & Lewis Avenue 510 feet
- 51st Avenue & 103rd Street 510 feet
- 101st Street & Radcliff Avenue 510 feet
See every intersection along 102nd Street or Strong Avenue.