23rd Avenue & 98th Street
The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and 98th Street is in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 2,384 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Helen Marshall Playground is 1,010 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 23 Av/94 St, is 1,090 feet away for the Q47, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 23 Av/94 St, 1,090 feet away, for the Q47.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 23 Av/94 St Q471,090 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 97 St & 23 Ave 19 docks in all290 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.
- 101-08 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 cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,384 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 372nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 937 more were issued.
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
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 5 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 98th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 98th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- District 30 Pre-K Center at 96-10 23rd Avenue Pre-K center460 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Overlook Park Nature area670 feet
- Helen Marshall Playground1,010 feet
Health care
- Elmhurst Care Center Nursing home or hospice770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 23rd Avenue & 97th Street 260 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 99th Street 260 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 96th Street 510 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 100th Street 540 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 95th Street 750 feet
- 98th Street & 24th Avenue 760 feet
- 23rd Avenue & Ditmars Boulevard Square 920 feet
- 97th Street & 24th Avenue 1,020 feet
See every intersection along 23rd Avenue or 98th Street.