117th Street & 10th Avenue

The three-way junction of 117th Street and 10th Avenue is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Hermon A. MacNeil Park is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 9 Av/College Pl, is 1,280 feet away for the Q25, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

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117th Street & 10th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 Av/College Pl, 1,280 feet away, for the Q25.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/College Pl Q25
    1,280 feet
    Q25

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q25 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 15-01 126th Street Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median 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
11356
Community board
Queens Community Board 7
City Council district
19
Police precinct
109
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
College Point
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 10th Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 10th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 117th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hermon A. MacNeil Park
    1,150 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.