87th Street & 101st Avenue
The three-way junction of 87th Street and 101st Avenue is in Ozone Park (North), Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Ruoff Triangle is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, 88 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 88 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 88 St A0.3 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Outbound
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- 80 St A0.4 milesA
- Rockaway Blvd A0.5 milesA
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “MORPHING88” (2015) by Haresh Lalvani at the 88 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/101 Av, 220 feet away, for the Q7.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/101 Av Q7220 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 87-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station430 feet
- 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11416
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ozone Park (North)
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1920 and 1950.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2024 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 101st Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of 87th Street
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 455300.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Queens Explorers Elementary School900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ruoff Triangle50 feet
- Ampere Playground1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket980 feet
- Golden Farms Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Clocktower Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Boulevard & 87th Street 180 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 88th Street 250 feet
- 86th Street & 101st Avenue 250 feet
- 85th Street & 101st Avenue 500 feet
- 89th Street & 101st Avenue 500 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 86th Street 500 feet
- 88th Street & 102nd Avenue 510 feet
- 86th Street & 102nd Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along 101st Avenue or 87th Street.