50th Avenue & 97th Place

The three-way junction of 50th Avenue and 97th Place is in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. I.S. 061 Leonardo Da Vinci is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Junction Blvd/Corona Av, is 760 feet away for the Q72, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

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50th Avenue & 97th Place Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Junction Blvd/Corona Av, 760 feet away, for the Q72.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Junction Blvd/Corona Av Q72
    760 feet
    Q72

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 99 St & 50 Ave 21 docks in all
    850 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 94-01 Corona Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Between 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 October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Corona
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the English yew.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 50th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 97th Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 5AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 97th Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools

Schools and child care

  1. Elm Tree Elementary School
    770 feet
  2. I.S. 061 Leonardo Da Vinci School
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  2. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and eight 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

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