108th Street & Otis Avenue

The five-way junction of 108th Street and Otis Avenue is in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 014 Fairview is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 108 St/Van Cleef St, is 100 feet away for the Q23 and Q58, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
13 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Long Island Expressway
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
108 St/Van Cleef St · Q23, Q58
Within a walk
10 places
5 religious buildings, 2 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
108th Street & Otis Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 108 St/Van Cleef St, 100 feet away, for the Q23 and Q58.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 108 St/Van Cleef St Q23, Q58
    100 feet
    Q23 Q58

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …
  2. Q58 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Van Cleef St & 108 St 20 docks in all
    100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at 62nd Avenue & Apex Place, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 105-55 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2024
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 108th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 108th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Otis Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Otis Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Van Cleef Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Van Cleef Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built in 1911.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 014 Fairview School
    190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mujeres en Movimento Huerto Comunitario Garden
    350 feet
  2. William F Moore Park
    950 feet
  3. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Tifereth Israel Corona Landmark · listed historic place
    450 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 107-24 Corona Avenue Older adult center
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    50 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 23 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 108th Street, Otis Avenue or Van Cleef Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.