121st Street & 5th Avenue

The three-way junction of 121st Street and 5th 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. Hermon A. MacNeil Park is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/7 Av, is 940 feet away for the Q25. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Whitestone Expressway
1.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
College Point Blvd/7 Av · Q25
Within a walk
3 places
2 public spaces and 1 park, within five minutes

Map

Layers
121st Street & 5th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/7 Av, 940 feet away, for the Q25.

  • 1 route within a ten-minute walk
  1. College Point Blvd/7 Av Q25
    940 feet
    Q25

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q25 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.

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
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hermon A. MacNeil Park
    610 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Soundview Pointe Public space
    70 feet
  2. Public space at Riverview Public space
    70 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.

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 nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 121st Street or 5th Avenue.

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