116th Street & Atlantic Avenue
The four-way crossing of 116th Street and Atlantic Avenue is in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Benedict Joseph Labre Church is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Atlantic Av/114 St, is 420 feet away for the Q24, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/114 St, 420 feet away, for the Q24.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Atlantic Av/114 St Q24 · Shelter420 feetQ24
Next buses at this stop
- Q24 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 91-62 Lefferts Boulevard Gas station1,000 feet
- 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018
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
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and November 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 116th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Atlantic Avenue
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Epic High School - North School610 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lt. Frank McConnell Park830 feet
Houses of worship
- St Benedict Joseph Labre Church Listed historic place650 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 114th Street & Atlantic Avenue 490 feet
- 118th Street & Atlantic Avenue 490 feet
- 95th Avenue & 116th Street 660 feet
- 91st Avenue & 116th Street 700 feet
- Lefferts Boulevard & Atlantic Avenue 740 feet
- 114th Street & 93rd Avenue 790 feet
- Lefferts Boulevard & 94th Avenue 880 feet
- 95th Avenue & 115th Street 890 feet
See every intersection along 116th Street or Atlantic Avenue.