121st Avenue & 238th Street
The four-way crossing of 121st Avenue and 238th Street is in Cambria Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 176 Cambria Heights is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 238 St/121 Av, is 140 feet away for the Q84, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them playgrounds. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 238 St/121 Av, 140 feet away, for the Q84.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 238 St/121 Av Q84140 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 station1.3 miles
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
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
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 160 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 238th Street
- No standing 2 signs 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 School730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Delphin H. Greene Playground310 feet
- Laurelton Parkway West Playground550 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 121st Avenue & Laurelton Parkway 200 feet
- 121st Avenue & 237th Street 260 feet
- 120th Avenue & 238th Street 650 feet
- 238th Street & 128th Avenue 730 feet
- 121st Avenue & 235th Street 780 feet
- Laurelton Parkway & 128th Avenue 910 feet
- 120th Avenue & 237th Street 910 feet
- 237th Street & 128th Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along 121st Avenue or 238th Street.