23rd Avenue & 126th Street
The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and 126th Street is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Johns Lutheran Church is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 23 Av/127 St, is 320 feet away for the Q25, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 23 Av/127 St, 320 feet away, for the Q25.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 23 Av/127 St Q25320 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway southbound at Whitestone Expressway & Ulmer Street at Whitestone Expressway Turnaround, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 130-05 20th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 126th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 field
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 029 Queens School300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- College Point Fields Field1,040 feet
Houses of worship
- St Johns Lutheran Church House of worship1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 23rd Avenue & 125th Street 250 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 127th Street 250 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 128th Street 500 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 124th Street 500 feet
- 126th Street & 22nd Avenue 560 feet
- 126th Street & 25th Avenue 740 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 123rd Street 750 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 129th Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 126th Street or 23rd Avenue.