121st Street & 84th Avenue
The three-way junction of 121st Street and 84th Avenue is in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Tiferes Torah Institute is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1961, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 121 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 121 St J, Z0.3 milesJ Z
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Lefferts Blvd/Metropolitan Av, 1,080 feet away, for the Q10, Q80 and QM18.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lefferts Blvd/Metropolitan Av Q10, Q80, QM181,080 feetQ10 Q80 QM18
Next buses at this stop
- Q10 …
- Q80 …
- QM18 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 85-10 126th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers1.2 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 May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11415
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens
- Elevation
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green Leaf' Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 121st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10AM-11:30AM
West side of 121st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10AM-11:30AM
South side of 84th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10AM-11:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Shaar Hatorah High School1,070 feet
- Tiferes Torah Institute School1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- Resurrection Church Kew Gardens Listed historic place1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 84th Avenue & 122nd Street 290 feet
- 120th Street & 84th Avenue 300 feet
- 121st Street & 85th Avenue 550 feet
- Lefferts Boulevard & 84th Avenue 560 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Brevoort Street 590 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 123rd Street 730 feet
- 85th Avenue & 122nd Street 730 feet
- 118th Street & 84th Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 121st Street or 84th Avenue.