120th Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 120th Street and 12th 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. The bust “Conrad Poppenhusen Memorial” is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/119 St, is 900 feet away for the Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/119 St, 900 feet away, for the Q26.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 14 Av/119 St Q26900 feetQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
Cycling
- 2 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.
- 15-01 126th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
- 68 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 12th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, and built in 1904.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Poppenhusen Triangle.
- Conrad Poppenhusen Memorial Bust by Henry Baerer, 1884570 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Poppenhusen Park590 feet
- College Point Park940 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- First Reformed Church of College Point Listed historic place840 feet
- Poppenhusen Library Landmark1,170 feet
Community centers and public services
- College Point Post Office1,240 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 297/Ladder 130 Fire station1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 12th Avenue & 121st Street 250 feet
- 12th Avenue & 119th Street 250 feet
- 120th Street & Boker Court 360 feet
- 120th Street & 9th Road 380 feet
- 12th Avenue & 118th Street 500 feet
- 121st Street & 9th Road 540 feet
- 12th Avenue & College Place 540 feet
- 120th Street & 14th Avenue 630 feet
See every intersection along 120th Street or 12th Avenue.