104th Street & Atlantic Avenue

The four-way crossing of 104th Street and Atlantic Avenue is in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 2,860 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. In 2026, 1,534 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Maurice A FitzGerald Playground is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, 104 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.

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104th Street & Atlantic Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 104 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 104 St J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the 104 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/104 St, 60 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/104 St Q24 · Shelter
    60 feet
    Q24
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 110-18 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1 mile
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 27 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2022
  • Turn calming, March 2024

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,534 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

In 2025, 2,860 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 309th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,361 more were issued.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11418
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Richmond Hill
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Atlantic Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Atlantic Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture School
    510 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Maurice A FitzGerald Playground
    240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Spear & Company Factory Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Beth Israel House of worship
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,160 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Clocktower Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.