123rd Street & 14th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 123rd Street and 14th Avenue is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Fidelis RC Church is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/123 St, is 240 feet away for the Q76, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Whitestone Expressway
1.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
14 Av/123 St · Q76
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 2 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
123rd Street & 14th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/123 St, 240 feet away, for the Q76.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 Av/123 St Q76
    240 feet
    Q76

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q76 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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
55 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 600 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

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the lagerstroemia.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 123rd Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 123rd Street

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000

North side of 14th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 14th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 453997.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival and Second Empire, one each, and built between 1857 and 1904.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. College Point Park
    390 feet
  2. Poppenhusen Park
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Firemen's Hall Listed historic place
    170 feet
  2. Poppenhusen Library Landmark
    600 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Fidelis RC Church House of worship
    190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 13-28 123rd Street Older adult center
    170 feet
  2. College Point Post Office
    990 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 297/Ladder 130 Fire station
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    450 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    260 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

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 123rd Street or 14th 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.