Abingdon Road & 124th Place
Abingdon Road and 124th Place meet at a three-way junction in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Metro Triangle is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 121 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 121 St J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/124 St, 330 feet away, for the Q54.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/124 St Q54330 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 85-10 126th Street Gas station1,140 feet
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11415
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens
- Elevation
- 81 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2022 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 124th Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
North side of Abingdon Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
South side of Abingdon Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Tiferes Torah Institute School250 feet
- Bais Yaakov Academy for Girls School680 feet
- Yeshiva R'Tzahd School1,250 feet
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- Sholom, Sholom Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Metro Triangle800 feet
Community centers and public services
- Kew Gardens Post Office1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Cuthbert Road & 124th Place 80 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 124th Place 310 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 124th Street 450 feet
- Abingdon Road & Brevoort Street 570 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 125th Street 700 feet
- Cuthbert Road & Brevoort Street 730 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 123rd Street 750 feet
- Beverly Road & Brevoort Street 830 feet
See every intersection along 124th Place or Abingdon Road.