32nd Avenue & 97th Street

The four-way crossing of 32nd 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. Private William Gray Playground is 510 feet away, and Resurrection Church East Elmhurst is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/97 St, is 740 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, 13 of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
1 mile by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
740 feet
Northern Blvd/97 St · Q63, Q66
Within a walk
23 places
13 religious buildings, 2 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
32nd Avenue & 97th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/97 St, 740 feet away, for the Q63 and Q66.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/97 St Q63, Q66
    740 feet
    Q63 Q66

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q63 …
  2. Q66 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 32nd Avenue and 97th Street.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 99 St & 32 Ave 20 docks in all
    560 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
    0.3 miles
  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 six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,000 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 1915 and 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 32nd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 32nd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 97th Street

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

West side of 97th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    860 feet
  2. I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong School
    1,070 feet
  3. Sco Family of Services Corona Early Education Center at 33-27 97 St Pre-K
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. East Elmhurst Community School
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Private William Gray Playground
    510 feet
  2. Veterans Plaza
    860 feet
  3. 97th Street Community Garden
    1,010 feet
Show all 4
  1. Trolley Car Triangle
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Alpha Missionary Baptist Church East Elmhurst House of worship
    480 feet
  2. Resurrection Church East Elmhurst House of worship
    990 feet
  3. Mount Olivet Gospel Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Gabriels Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fisher Pool Swimming pool
    640 feet
  2. Older adult center at 95-18 Northern Boulevard Older adult center
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 12 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 32nd Avenue or 97th 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.