12th Avenue & 119th Street
The four-way crossing of 12th Avenue and 119th Street is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. College Point Park is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/119 St, is 650 feet away for the Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, 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, 650 feet away, for the Q26.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 14 Av/119 St Q26650 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-01 126th Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 53 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 119th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 119th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Poppenhusen Triangle.
- Conrad Poppenhusen Memorial Bust by Henry Baerer, 1884820 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 listed historic place
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Poppenhusen Park840 feet
- College Point Park1,180 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- First Reformed Church of College Point Listed historic place590 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 297/Ladder 130 Fire station1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 12th Avenue & 118th Street 250 feet
- 120th Street & 12th Avenue 250 feet
- 12th Avenue & 117th Street 490 feet
- 12th Avenue & 121st Street 500 feet
- 120th Street & Boker Court 610 feet
- 14th Avenue & 119th Street 630 feet
- 120th Street & 9th Road 630 feet
- 9th Avenue & 119th Street 640 feet
See every intersection along 119th Street or 12th Avenue.