College Point Boulevard & 20th Avenue

College Point Boulevard and 20th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. College Point Post Office is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/20 Av, is 50 feet away for the Q26, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Whitestone Expressway
1.1 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
College Point Blvd/20 Av · Q26
Within a walk
10 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
College Point Boulevard & 20th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is College Point Blvd/20 Av, 50 feet away, for the Q26.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. College Point Blvd/20 Av Q26
    50 feet
    Q26

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway southbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 15-01 126th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 121-26 14th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    1,220 feet
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

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 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the apple and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 20th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of College Point Boulevard

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of College Point Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 435477, 448134 and 448135.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Joy Learning Garden II Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    180 feet
  2. District 25 Pre-K Center at 123-07 22nd Avenue Pre-K center
    800 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Poppenhusen Playground
    300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Johns Lutheran Church House of worship
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. College Point Post Office
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    210 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    860 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 20th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.