118th Street & 15th Avenue

The three-way junction of 118th Street and 15th Avenue is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Playground 115 is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 15 Av/118 St, is 70 feet away for the Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them listed historic places, and ten places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

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118th Street & 15th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 15 Av/118 St, 70 feet away, for the Q26.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 15 Av/118 St Q26
    70 feet
    Q26

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 15-01 126th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    1,310 feet
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.

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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 118th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of 15th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground 115 Playground
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Reformed Church of College Point Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Poppenhusen Institute Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. College Point Post Office
    570 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 297/Ladder 130 Fire station
    710 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 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, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.