23rd Avenue & 124th Street
The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and 124th Street is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Poppenhusen Playground is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/23 Av, is 540 feet away for the Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/23 Av, 540 feet away, for the Q26.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- College Point Blvd/23 Av Q26540 feetQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway southbound at Whitestone Expressway & Ulmer Street at Whitestone Expressway Turnaround, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 130-05 20th Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 56 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2025 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 124th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 124th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 029 Queens School450 feet
- District 25 Pre-K Center at 123-07 22nd Avenue Pre-K center820 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Poppenhusen Playground850 feet
Houses of worship
- St Johns Lutheran Church House of worship690 feet
Supermarkets
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 23rd Avenue & 123rd Street 250 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 125th Street 250 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 126th Street 500 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 23rd Avenue 510 feet
- 124th Street & 22nd Avenue 560 feet
- 25th Avenue & 124th Street 730 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 127th Street 750 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 121st Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 124th Street or 23rd Avenue.