5th Avenue & Lax Avenue
The five-way junction of 5th Avenue and Lax Avenue is in College Point, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Hermon A. MacNeil Park is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/7 Av, is 720 feet away for the Q25, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/7 Av, 720 feet away, for the Q25.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- College Point Blvd/7 Av Q25720 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-01 126th Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2019.
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
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 public spaces
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hermon A. MacNeil Park1,100 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Riverview Public space70 feet
- Public space at Soundview Pointe Public space560 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is 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 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 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 123rd Street & 5th Avenue 80 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 5th Avenue 180 feet
- College Point Boulevard & Lax Avenue 220 feet
- Lax Avenue & Weatherly Place 330 feet
- 124th Street & 5th Avenue 330 feet
- 123rd Street & 6th Avenue 450 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 6th Avenue 460 feet
- 121st Street & 5th Avenue 490 feet
See every intersection along 5th Avenue, Endeavor Place or Lax Avenue.