23rd Avenue & 97th Street
The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and 97th Street is in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Elmhurst Care Center is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 23 Av/94 St, is 840 feet away for the Q47, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and two places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 23 Av/94 St, 840 feet away, for the Q47.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 23 Av/94 St Q47840 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 97 St & 23 Ave 19 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 94th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 92-10 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 99-111 Ditmars Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11369
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 21
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 97th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 97th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- District 30 Pre-K Center at 96-10 23rd Avenue Pre-K center200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Overlook Park Nature area670 feet
- Helen Marshall Playground1,260 feet
- Jackson Mill Green1,300 feet
Health care
- Elmhurst Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,030 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 23rd Avenue & 96th Street 250 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 98th Street 260 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 95th Street 500 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 99th Street 510 feet
- 97th Street & 24th Avenue 760 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 100th Street 790 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 94th Street 800 feet
- 94th Street & Jackson Mill Road 960 feet
See every intersection along 23rd Avenue or 97th Street.