Douglaston Parkway & Poplar Street
Douglaston Parkway and Poplar Street meet at a four-way crossing in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Douglaston Pkwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q12. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them parks, and six places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Douglaston Pkwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q12.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/Douglaston Pkwy Q120.3 milesQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1.3 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 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 June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11363
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 47 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Colonial, and built between 1850 and 1962.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- ABC Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5730 feet
- P.S. 098 the Douglaston School820 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Catharine Turner Richardson Park60 feet
- Alley Pond Park590 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Douglaston Station Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,020 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Douglaston Hill Historic District Listed historic place1,100 feet
Houses of worship
- Community Church of Douglaston House of worship730 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Prospect Avenue & Poplar Street 210 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Pine Street 490 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Pine Street 520 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Depew Avenue 540 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Prospect Avenue 560 feet
- 235th Street & Pine Street 570 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Willow Street 660 feet
- 41st Avenue & 235th Street 950 feet
See every intersection along Douglaston Parkway or Poplar Street.