126th Street & 97th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 126th Street and 97th Avenue is in South Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gospel Baptist Church is 490 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 101 Av/124 St, is 970 feet away for the Q8, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 101 Av/124 St, 970 feet away, for the Q8.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 101 Av/124 St Q8 · Shelter970 feetQ8
Next buses at this stop
- Q8 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 97-28 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 January 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11419
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Richmond Hill
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1910 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 97th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 161 Arthur Ashe School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park500 feet
- Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park Playground580 feet
Houses of worship
- Gospel Baptist Church House of worship490 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,150 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 125th Street & 97th Avenue 260 feet
- 127th Street & 97th Avenue 260 feet
- 126th Street & 95th Avenue 470 feet
- 126th Street & 101st Avenue 480 feet
- 124th Street & 97th Avenue 530 feet
- 97th Avenue & 129th Street 530 feet
- 127th Street & 95th Avenue 730 feet
- 125th Street & 95th Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 126th Street or 97th Avenue.