121st Street & Atlantic Avenue
The four-way crossing of 121st Street and Atlantic Avenue is in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Division 13/Squad 270 firehouse is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Atlantic Av/Lefferts Blvd, is 540 feet away for the Q24, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Lefferts Blvd, 540 feet away, for the Q24.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Atlantic Av/Lefferts Blvd Q24 · Shelter540 feetQ24
Next buses at this stop
- Q24 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 119-01 Atlantic Avenue Gas station660 feet
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11418
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Richmond Hill
- Elevation
- 56 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1910 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 121st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 121st Street
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Atlantic Avenue
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 fire station
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lt. Frank McConnell Park400 feet
- Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park950 feet
Houses of worship
- St Benedict Joseph Labre Church Listed historic place1,100 feet
- Bethlehem Church House of worship1,260 feet
Fire and police
- Division 13/Squad 270 Fire station350 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 123rd Street & Atlantic Avenue 310 feet
- 120th Street & Atlantic Avenue 310 feet
- 120th Street & 94th Avenue 440 feet
- 124th Street & Atlantic Avenue 610 feet
- 95th Avenue & 121st Street 610 feet
- Lefferts Boulevard & Atlantic Avenue 620 feet
- Lefferts Boulevard & 94th Avenue 740 feet
- 91st Avenue & 121st Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 121st Street or Atlantic Avenue.