12th Avenue & 121st Street
The four-way crossing of 12th Avenue and 121st Street is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. College Point Park is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 9 Av/College Pl, is 870 feet away for the Q25, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 9 Av/College Pl, 870 feet away, for the Q25.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 9 Av/College Pl Q25870 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
Cycling
- 2 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-01 126th Street Gas station0.5 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 12th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks 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.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Poppenhusen Triangle.
- Conrad Poppenhusen Memorial Bust by Henry Baerer, 1884320 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K850 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Poppenhusen Park340 feet
- College Point Park1,110 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Poppenhusen Library Landmark920 feet
- First Reformed Church of College Point Listed historic place1,090 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 13-28 123rd Street Older adult center1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 120th Street & 12th Avenue 250 feet
- 12th Avenue & College Place 300 feet
- 121st Street & 9th Road 400 feet
- 11th Avenue & College Place 420 feet
- College Point Boulevard & College Place 460 feet
- 12th Avenue & 119th Street 500 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 11th Avenue 530 feet
- 120th Street & 9th Road 560 feet
See every intersection along 121st Street or 12th Avenue.