196th Street & 116th Road

The three-way junction of 196th Street and 116th Road is in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Archie Spigner Post Office is 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/195 St, is 510 feet away for the Q4, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.

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196th Street & 116th Road Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/195 St, 510 feet away, for the Q4.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Linden Blvd/195 St Q4 · Shelter
    510 feet
    Q4
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Linden Boulevard, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 117-36 Farmers Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.2 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11412
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
113
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
St. Albans
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 500 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 1945.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Montessori Progressive Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    540 feet
  2. Tender Years Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Archie Spigner Post Office
    430 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 54/Engine 317/Ladder 165 Fire station
    500 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.