116th Avenue & 122nd Street
The four-way crossing of 116th Avenue and 122nd Street is in South Ozone Park, Queens, and is also named Catholic War Veterans' Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The cross “Catholic War Veterans Memorial” is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/122 St, is 100 feet away for the Q7 and Q10, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them schools, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/122 St, 100 feet away, for the Q7 and Q10.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/122 St Q7, Q10100 feetQ7 Q10
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
- Q10 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 118-05 115th Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 44 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11420
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Ozone Park
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Catholic War Veterans' Square, a co-naming enacted on June 23, 1938 (Local Law 17 of 1938).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 between 1920 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 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 Catholic War Veterans' Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 122nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Catholic War Veterans Square.
- Catholic War Veterans Memorial Cross, 193850 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
Schools and child care
- Epic High School - South School430 feet
- Hawtree Creek Middle School430 feet
- J.H.S. 226 Virgil I. Grissom School430 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Catholic War Veterans Square50 feet
- David J O'Connell Square1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Farm Boy Country Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy990 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Boulevard & 122nd Street 130 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 116th Avenue 220 feet
- 116th Avenue & 123rd Street 260 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 121st Street at Hawtree Creek Road 280 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 122nd Place 300 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 121st Street 340 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 123rd Street 420 feet
- 121st Street & Hawtree Creek Road 480 feet
See every intersection along 116th Avenue or 122nd Street.