Prospect Avenue & Poplar Street
Prospect Avenue and Poplar Street meet at a four-way crossing in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Catharine Turner Richardson Park is 40 feet away, and P.S. 098 the Douglaston School is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Douglaston Pkwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q12. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and six places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1.4 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2014.
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
- 86 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Poplar Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Prospect Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 56 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Colonial, and mostly built between 1900 and 1925.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- ABC Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
- P.S. 098 the Douglaston School1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Catharine Turner Richardson Park40 feet
- Alley Pond Park590 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Douglaston Station Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,220 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Douglaston Hill Historic District Listed historic place1,020 feet
Houses of worship
- Community Church of Douglaston House of worship940 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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Douglaston Parkway & Poplar Street 210 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Depew Avenue 330 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Pine Street 450 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Pine Street 490 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Prospect Avenue 510 feet
- 235th Street & Pine Street 580 feet
- Poplar Street & Orient Avenue 850 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Willow Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Poplar Street or Prospect Avenue.