32nd Avenue & 96th Street

The four-way crossing of 32nd Avenue and 96th Street is in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Veterans Plaza is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Junction Blvd, is 950 feet away for the Q63 and Q66, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
1 mile by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
950 feet
Northern Blvd/Junction Blvd · Q63, Q66
Within a walk
23 places
14 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
32nd Avenue & 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Junction Blvd, 950 feet away, for the Q63 and Q66.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/Junction Blvd Q63, Q66
    950 feet
    Q63 Q66

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q63 …
  2. Q66 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 32nd Avenue.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 96 St & Northern Blvd 20 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 94th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 97-15 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    1,200 feet
  2. 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 32nd Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 32nd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 96th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 96th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    610 feet
  2. I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong School
    810 feet
  3. East Elmhurst Community School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Veterans Plaza
    610 feet
  2. Private William Gray Playground
    750 feet
  3. 97th Street Community Garden
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Northern Playground
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Alpha Missionary Baptist Church East Elmhurst House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Mount Olivet Gospel Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  3. Resurrection Church East Elmhurst House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 95-18 Northern Boulevard Older adult center
    810 feet
  2. Fisher Pool Swimming pool
    890 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and eight 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 32nd Avenue or 96th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.