14th Avenue & 121st Street
The four-way crossing of 14th 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. Poppenhusen Library is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/College Point Blvd, is 270 feet away for the Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/College Point Blvd, 270 feet away, for the Q26.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 14 Av/College Point Blvd Q26270 feetQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
Cycling
- 12 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 station0.4 miles
- 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers720 feet
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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 September 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
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 106 trees within 330 feet; the most common is 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 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 14th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs 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, 1884750 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 listed historic places
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K400 feet
- College Point Collaborative School1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- College Point Park50 feet
- Poppenhusen Park940 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Poppenhusen Library Landmark330 feet
- First Reformed Church of College Point Listed historic place650 feet
- Firemen's Hall Listed historic place870 feet
Houses of worship
- St Fidelis RC Church House of worship840 feet
Community centers and public services
- College Point Post Office670 feet
- Older adult center at 13-28 123rd Street Older adult center880 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 297/Ladder 130 Fire station690 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch710 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket970 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy640 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 12 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 14th Avenue & Beech Court Circle 40 feet
- 120th Street & 14th Avenue 250 feet
- 121st Street & 14th Road 410 feet
- 14th Avenue & 119th Street 500 feet
- 120th Street & Boker Court 520 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 14th Avenue 530 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 13th Avenue 610 feet
- 121st Street & 15th Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along 121st Street or 14th Avenue.