121st Avenue & Benton Street

The three-way junction of 121st Avenue and Benton Street is in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Locust Manor Playground is 490 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 120 Av/Lucas St, is 760 feet away for the Q84, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.

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121st Avenue & Benton Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 120 Av/Lucas St, 760 feet away, for the Q84.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 120 Av/Lucas St Q84
    760 feet
    Q84

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q84 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 131-07 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Between 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 January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11412
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
113
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
St. Albans
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 400 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 1930 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Hot Wings' Tatarian maple.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 015 Jackie Robinson School
    440 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Locust Manor Playground
    490 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.

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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight 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, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.