111th Street & Atlantic Avenue

The four-way crossing of 111th Street and Atlantic Avenue is in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 42 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 258 red-light and 458 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest subway, 111 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the J. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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111th Street & Atlantic Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 111 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 111 St J
    0.3 miles
    J

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. J …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. J …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the 111 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 111 St/Atlantic Av, 60 feet away, for the Q37.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 111 St/Atlantic Av Q37 · Shelter
    60 feet
    Q37
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 110-18 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.4 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 42 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 31 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2020

In 2025, 258 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 155th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 2,226 more were issued.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket20252026 so far
Eastbound on Atlantic Avenue2581,137
Westbound on Atlantic Avenue–1,089
Total2582,226

In 2025, 458 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,235th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 205 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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

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

East side of 111th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of Atlantic Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 3 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Atlantic Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    780 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.