14th Avenue & 116th Street
The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 116th Street is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Poppenhusen Institute stands 670 feet away, built in 1868. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/115 St, is 350 feet away for the Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/115 St, 350 feet away, for the Q26.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 14 Av/115 St Q26350 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 station0.6 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 five crashes at this corner, more 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
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 116th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of 14th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 14th Avenue
- 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 French Second Empire, and built in 1868.
- Poppenhusen Institute Designated landmark670 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground 115 Playground430 feet
- College Point Park1,290 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- First Reformed Church of College Point Listed historic place770 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 14th Avenue & 117th Street 250 feet
- 14th Avenue & 115th Street 300 feet
- 116th Street & 14th Road 410 feet
- 14th Avenue & 118th Street 490 feet
- 114th Street & 14th Avenue 550 feet
- 117th Street & 14th Road 650 feet
- 115th Street & 14th Road 700 feet
- 14th Avenue & 119th Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 116th Street or 14th Avenue.