12th Avenue & 117th Street
The three-way junction of 12th Avenue and 117th Street is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Playground 115 is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/119 St, is 1,100 feet away for the Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/119 St, 1,100 feet away, for the Q26.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 14 Av/119 St Q261,100 feetQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-01 126th Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.
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
- 42 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 1928 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 12th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground 115 Playground1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- First Reformed Church of College Point Listed historic place1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 12th Avenue & 118th Street 250 feet
- 117th Street & 10th Avenue 420 feet
- 12th Avenue & 119th Street 490 feet
- 14th Avenue & 117th Street 630 feet
- 117th Street & 9th Avenue 640 feet
- 120th Street & 12th Avenue 740 feet
- 115th Street & 10th Avenue 840 feet
- 14th Avenue & 118th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 117th Street or 12th Avenue.