116th Street & Babbage Street
The three-way junction of 116th Street and Babbage Street is in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Shaar Hatorah High School is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 121 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 121 St J, Z0.3 milesJ Z
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Lefferts Blvd/85 Av, 950 feet away, for the Q80.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lefferts Blvd/85 Av Q80950 feetQ80
Next buses at this stop
- Q80 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 85-10 126th Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.
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
- 56 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1959.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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 August 2020 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 116th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 10AM-11:30AM
West side of 116th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 10AM-11:30AM
North side of Babbage Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10AM-11:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 listed historic places
- 2 parks
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Shaar Hatorah High School1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Riis Triangle110 feet
- Forest Park1,260 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Richmond Hill Historic District Listed historic place620 feet
- Rko Keith's Theatre Listed historic place630 feet
- Richmond Hill Library950 feet
Houses of worship
- Resurrection Church Kew Gardens Listed historic place790 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Avenue & 116th Street 150 feet
- 85th Avenue & Babbage Street 210 feet
- 85th Avenue & 115th Street 310 feet
- 117th Street & Babbage Street 390 feet
- 85th Avenue & 117th Street 410 feet
- 115th Street & Bessemer Street 470 feet
- 115th Street & Babbage Street 470 feet
- 114th Street & 85th Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along 116th Street or Babbage Street.