116th Avenue & 219th Street
The four-way crossing of 116th Avenue and 219th 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. P.S./M.S. 147 Ronald McNair is 300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/219 St, is 680 feet away for the Q4, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/219 St, 680 feet away, for the Q4.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/219 St Q4 · Shelter680 feetQ4
Next buses at this stop
- Q4 …
Cycling
- 11 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 216-04 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
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
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Yoshino cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2013 and May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 116th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 116th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of 219th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Fourteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Storybook, and built in 1931.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S./M.S. 147 Ronald McNair School300 feet
- Sacred Heart School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,120 feet
- Sacred Heart Catholic Academy School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East Springfield Playground340 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Cambria Heights Library620 feet
Houses of worship
- Cambria Heights Community Church House of worship210 feet
- Sacred Heart Church Cambria Heights House of worship1,120 feet
Community centers and public services
- Alpha Phi Alpha Senior Citizens Center Older adult center890 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket1,000 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
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 subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 116th Avenue & 218th Street 260 feet
- 220th Street & 116th Avenue 260 feet
- 221st Street & 116th Avenue 520 feet
- 116th Avenue & 217th Street 520 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 219th Street 650 feet
- 219th Street & 115th Road 660 feet
- 116th Avenue & 222nd Street 780 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 116th Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along 116th Avenue or 219th Street.