96th Street & 103rd Avenue

The four-way crossing of 96th Street and 103rd Avenue is in Ozone Park (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Divine Mercy Catholic Academy is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 24 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Blvd
930 feet · 4 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
Cross Bay Blvd/Rockaway Blvd · Q11
Within a walk
11 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
96th Street & 103rd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Blvd, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Blvd A
    930 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …
Outbound
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. 104 St A
    0.4 miles
    A
  2. 88 St A
    0.4 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Connections” (2015) by Ray King at the Rockaway Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Cross Bay Blvd/Rockaway Blvd, 850 feet away, for the Q11.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cross Bay Blvd/Rockaway Blvd Q11
    850 feet
    Q11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 89-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,180 feet
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11417
Community board
Queens Community Board 10
City Council district
32
Police precinct
102 and 106 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ozone Park (North)
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 sign on these blocks
  • 1 rule
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 96th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 462125.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. District 27 Pre-K Center 101-49 Woodhaven Boulevard Pre-K center
    370 feet
  2. P.S. 65 - the Raymond York Elementary School
    890 feet
  3. Every Little Step II Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
Show all 6
  1. Lucky Charm Chinese Cooking School Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  2. Aim High Leadership Center Four Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  3. Divine Mercy Catholic Academy School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Corporal Ruoff Square
    860 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ozone Park Library
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 285/Ladder 142 Fire station
    690 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,040 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,080 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 103rd Avenue or 96th Street.

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