124th Street & 18th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 124th Street and 18th Avenue is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Poppenhusen Playground is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/18 Av, is 520 feet away for the Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/18 Av, 520 feet away, for the Q26.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- College Point Blvd/18 Av Q26520 feetQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
Cycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway southbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-01 126th Street Gas station1,150 feet
- 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1,160 feet
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Autumnalis' Higan cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 124th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 124th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 18th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Mall Eighteen.
- College Point War Memorial Stele, 1930660 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- College Point Collaborative School810 feet
- Joy Learning Garden II Preschool, ages 2 to 51,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Poppenhusen Playground600 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Firemen's Hall Listed historic place1,190 feet
Houses of worship
- St Fidelis RC Church House of worship680 feet
- St Johns Lutheran Church House of worship1,220 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 13-28 123rd Street Older adult center1,190 feet
- College Point Post Office1,190 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket810 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket830 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 18 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 123rd Street & 18th Avenue 250 feet
- 125th Street & 18th Avenue 250 feet
- 124th Street & 15th Avenue 470 feet
- 126th Street & 18th Avenue 500 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 18th Avenue 510 feet
- 20th Avenue & 124th Street 560 feet
- 123rd Street & 15th Avenue 660 feet
- 125th Street & 15th Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 124th Street or 18th Avenue.