College Point Boulevard & 15th Avenue

College Point Boulevard and 15th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. College Point Post Office is 440 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/15 Av, is 70 feet away for the Q20 and Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Whitestone Expressway
1.2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
College Point Blvd/15 Av · Q20, Q26
Within a walk
15 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
College Point Boulevard & 15th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/15 Av, 70 feet away, for the Q20 and Q26.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. College Point Blvd/15 Av Q20, Q26
    70 feet
    Q20 Q26

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q20 …
  2. Q26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 15-01 126th Street Gas station
    1,150 feet
  2. 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    310 feet
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 700 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

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the Yoshino cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 15th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of 15th Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of College Point Boulevard

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of College Point Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 452475, 453998 and 455463.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, and built in 1904.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  2. College Point Collaborative School
    860 feet
  3. Joy Learning Garden II Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. College Point Park
    550 feet
  2. Poppenhusen Playground
    1,210 feet
  3. Poppenhusen Park
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Poppenhusen Library Landmark
    780 feet
  2. Firemen's Hall Listed historic place
    780 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Fidelis RC Church House of worship
    490 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. College Point Post Office
    440 feet
  2. Older adult center at 13-28 123rd Street Older adult center
    790 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 297/Ladder 130 Fire station
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    60 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,120 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    390 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 15th Avenue or College Point Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.