Myrtle Avenue & 116th Street

Myrtle Avenue and 116th Street meet at a three-way junction in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Richmond Hill Library is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Myrtle Av/Hillside Av · Q55
Within a walk
16 places
8 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & 116th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 121 St J, Z
    1,300 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. 111 St J
    0.4 miles
    J

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Hillside Av, 360 feet away, for the Q55.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Hillside Av Q55 · Shelter
    360 feet
    Q55
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11418
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Richmond Hill
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1959.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Myrtle Avenue (south side).

North side of Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 415934 and 421581.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 056 Harry Eichler School
    950 feet
  2. St. John's English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Richmond Hill Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  3. P.S. 051 Pre-K
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jacob Riis Triangle
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Rko Keith's Theatre Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. Richmond Hill Library
    800 feet
  3. Richmond Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Johns Lutheran Church House of worship
    980 feet
  2. Resurrection Church Kew Gardens Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. 102nd Precinct Police station
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    990 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 116th Street or Myrtle Avenue.

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.