120th Avenue & 236th Street
The four-way crossing of 120th Avenue and 236th Street is in Cambria Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Delphin H. Greene Playground is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 120 Av/237 St, is 180 feet away for the Q84, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them playgrounds. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 120 Av/237 St, 180 feet away, for the Q84.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 120 Av/237 St Q84180 feetQ84
Next buses at this stop
- Q84 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Cross Island Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 216-04 Linden Boulevard Gas station1.2 miles
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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 August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11411
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cambria Heights
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 236th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 236th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 176 Cambria Heights School880 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Delphin H. Greene Playground150 feet
- Laurelton Parkway West Playground560 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 120th Avenue & 235th Street 260 feet
- 120th Avenue & 237th Street 260 feet
- 120th Avenue & 234th Street 520 feet
- 120th Avenue & 238th Street 520 feet
- 119th Avenue & 236th Street 640 feet
- 120th Avenue & 233rd Street 780 feet
- 119th Avenue & 237th Street 900 feet
- 119th Avenue & 235th Street 900 feet
See every intersection along 120th Avenue or 236th Street.