121st Avenue & 235th Street
The four-way crossing of 121st Avenue and 235th 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. P.S. 176 Cambria Heights is 240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 237 St/121 Av, is 650 feet away for the Q84, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 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 237 St/121 Av, 650 feet away, for the Q84.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 237 St/121 Av Q84650 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station1.1 miles
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 and 31 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 105 and 116 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cambria Heights
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the littleleaf linden and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 121st Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of 235th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 176 Cambria Heights School240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Delphin H. Greene Playground310 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 234th Street & 121st Avenue 260 feet
- 121st Avenue & 237th Street 520 feet
- 233rd Street & 121st Avenue 520 feet
- 120th Avenue & 235th Street 650 feet
- 235th Street & 128th Avenue 770 feet
- 121st Avenue & 238th Street 780 feet
- 232nd Street & 121st Avenue 780 feet
- 233rd Street & 125th Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 121st Avenue or 235th Street.