117th Street & Poppenhusen Avenue
The three-way junction of 117th Street and Poppenhusen Avenue is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hermon A. MacNeil Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Poppenhusen Av/119 St, is 300 feet away for the Q25, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1985, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Poppenhusen Av/119 St, 300 feet away, for the Q25.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Poppenhusen Av/119 St Q25300 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-01 126th Street Gas station1 mile
- 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1950 and 1985.
Trees
NYC Parks records 109 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the eastern redbud and the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 public space
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hermon A. MacNeil Park60 feet
- MacNeil Playground580 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Soundview Pointe Public space1,010 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 115th Street & Poppenhusen Avenue 240 feet
- 119th Street & Poppenhusen Avenue 260 feet
- 6th Avenue & 119th Street 430 feet
- 115th Street & Bay Park Drive 710 feet
- 7th Avenue & 119th Street 730 feet
- 115th Street & Dalian Court 850 feet
- 117th Street & 9th Avenue 870 feet
- 5th Avenue & Poppenhusen Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along 117th Street or Poppenhusen Avenue.