123rd Street & 15th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 123rd Street and 15th Avenue is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. College Point Collaborative is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 15 Av/College Point Blvd, is 220 feet away for the Q20 and Q76, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Whitestone Expressway
1.1 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
15 Av/College Point Blvd · Q20, Q76
Within a walk
14 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
123rd Street & 15th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 15 Av/College Point Blvd, 220 feet away, for the Q20 and Q76.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 15 Av/College Point Blvd Q20, Q76
    220 feet
    Q20 Q76

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q20 …
  2. Q76 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 26 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 15-01 126th Street Gas station
    890 feet
  2. 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    770 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

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

West side of 123rd Street

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

North side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. College Point Park
    760 feet
  2. Poppenhusen Playground
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Firemen's Hall Listed historic place
    540 feet
  2. Poppenhusen Library Landmark
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Fidelis RC Church House of worship
    260 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 297/Ladder 130 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    320 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    990 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    630 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 18 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 123rd 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.