20th Avenue & 121st Street
The four-way crossing of 20th Avenue and 121st Street is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Johns Lutheran Church is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/20 Av, is 270 feet away for the Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/20 Av, 270 feet away, for the Q26.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- College Point Blvd/20 Av Q26270 feetQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
Cycling
- 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway southbound, 1.2 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 chargers0.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 20th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of 20th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Joy Learning Garden II Preschool, ages 2 to 5440 feet
- District 25 Pre-K Center at 123-07 22nd Avenue Pre-K center1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Poppenhusen Playground550 feet
Houses of worship
- St Johns Lutheran Church House of worship980 feet
Community centers and public services
- College Point Post Office990 feet
Supermarkets
- City Fresh Market Supermarket460 feet
- Key Food Supermarket1,120 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 20th Avenue & 120th Street 250 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 20th Avenue 260 feet
- 20th Avenue & 119th Street 500 feet
- 123rd Street & 20th Avenue 510 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 21st Avenue 560 feet
- 121st Street & 22nd Avenue 560 feet
- 121st Street & 18th Avenue 560 feet
- 20th Avenue & 124th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 121st Street or 20th Avenue.