121st Street & 15th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 121st Street and 15th Avenue is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 297/Ladder 130 firehouse is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/15 Av, is 290 feet away for the Q20 and Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Whitestone Expressway
1.2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
College Point Blvd/15 Av · Q20, Q26
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
121st Street & 15th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/15 Av, 290 feet away, for the Q20 and Q26.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. College Point Blvd/15 Av Q20, Q26
    290 feet
    Q20 Q26

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q20 …
  2. Q26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 15-01 126th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    560 feet
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are 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 1955.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 121st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of 15th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 451126.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, and built in 1904.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  2. College Point Collaborative School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. College Point Park
    650 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Poppenhusen Library Landmark
    990 feet
  2. Firemen's Hall Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  3. First Reformed Church of College Point Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Fidelis RC Church House of worship
    740 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. College Point Post Office
    190 feet
  2. Older adult center at 13-28 123rd Street Older adult center
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 297/Ladder 130 Fire station
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    650 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 121st Street or 15th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.