5th Avenue & Poppenhusen Avenue

The three-way junction of 5th Avenue and Poppenhusen Avenue is in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hermon A. MacNeil Park is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Poppenhusen Av/119 St, is 730 feet away for the Q25. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

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5th Avenue & Poppenhusen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Poppenhusen Av/119 St, 730 feet away, for the Q25.

  • 1 route within a ten-minute walk
  1. Poppenhusen Av/119 St Q25
    730 feet
    Q25

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q25 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 15-01 126th Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.

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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hermon A. MacNeil Park
    90 feet
  2. MacNeil Playground
    1,060 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Soundview Pointe Public space
    60 feet
  2. Public space at Riverview Public space
    490 feet

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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.