116th Avenue & 208th Street
The four-way crossing of 116th Avenue and 208th Street is in Cambria Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance & Information Technology is 510 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 116 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 510 feet away for the Q4, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 116 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, 510 feet away, for the Q4.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 116 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd Q4510 feetQ4
Next buses at this stop
- Q4 …
Cycling
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Linden Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 117-08 Springfield Boulevard Gas station1,240 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11411
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cambria Heights
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 116th Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 116th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of 208th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-5PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 4 schools
Schools and child care
- Arts Health Robotics, and Technology High School510 feet
- Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance & Information Technology School510 feet
- Institute for Health Professions at Cambria Heights School510 feet
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- Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School510 feet
Houses of worship
- Mount Moriah AME Church House of worship680 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,010 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 116th Avenue & 207th Street 260 feet
- 116th Avenue & Nashville Boulevard 280 feet
- 209th Street & Nashville Boulevard 370 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 116th Avenue 540 feet
- Nashville Boulevard & 116th Road 540 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 116th Avenue 560 feet
- 210th Street & Nashville Boulevard 740 feet
- 115th Avenue & 208th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 116th Avenue or 208th Street.