196th Street & 119th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 196th Street and 119th Avenue 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. The Battalion 54/Engine 317/Ladder 165 firehouse is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 120 Av/196 St, is 650 feet away for the Q84, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 120 Av/196 St, 650 feet away, for the Q84.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 120 Av/196 St Q84650 feetQ84
Next buses at this stop
- Q84 …
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.
- 117-36 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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
- 44 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and February 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 196th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
West side of 196th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 post office
Community centers and public services
- Archie Spigner Post Office1,030 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 54/Engine 317/Ladder 165 Fire station1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 195th Street & 119th Avenue 260 feet
- 197th Street & 119th Avenue 270 feet
- 194th Street & 119th Avenue 520 feet
- 119th Avenue & 198th Street 520 feet
- 196th Street & 118th Avenue 550 feet
- 120th Avenue & 196th Street 620 feet
- 199th Street & 119th Avenue 770 feet
- 193rd Street & 119th Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along 119th Avenue or 196th Street.