91st Avenue & 197th Street
The three-way junction of 91st Avenue and 197th Street is in Hollis, Queens, and is also named Lt. Robert Cruz Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 301/Ladder 150 firehouse is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/198 St, is 1,160 feet away for the Q110, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/198 St, 1,160 feet away, for the Q110.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/198 St Q1101,160 feetQ110
Next buses at this stop
- Q110 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at McLaughlin Avenue & Grand Central Parkway at Sutro Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 202-06 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.8 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11423
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Hollis
- Elevation
- 58 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Lt. Robert Cruz Way, a co-naming enacted on March 19, 2023 (Local Law 44 of 2023).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lt. Robert Cruz Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 197th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
North side of 91st Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 91st Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 post office
Health care
- Holliswood Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice1,130 feet
Community centers and public services
- Hollis Post Office670 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 301/Ladder 150 Fire station90 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,290 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 197th Street & 91st Road 200 feet
- 90th Avenue & 197th Street 340 feet
- 91st Avenue & 196th Street 450 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 197th Street 500 feet
- 197th Street & 89th Road 640 feet
- 90th Avenue & 198th Street 670 feet
- 90th Avenue & 196th Street 670 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 196th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 197th Street or 91st Avenue.