96th Street & 30th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 96th Street and 30th Avenue is in East Elmhurst, Queens, and is also named Marguerite Henderson Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Gabriels Church is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 94 St/31 Av, is 670 feet away for the Q72, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 94 St/31 Av, 670 feet away, for the Q72.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 94 St/31 Av Q72670 feetQ72
Next buses at this stop
- Q72 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 30 Ave & 96 St 21 docks in all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 94th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 101-08 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
- 49 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Marguerite Henderson Way, a co-naming enacted on January 15, 2022 (Local Law 54 of 2022).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Marguerite Henderson Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 30th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 30th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 96th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 96th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- East Elmhurst Community School670 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Trolley Car Triangle800 feet
- Veterans Plaza1,090 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- East Elmhurst Library760 feet
Houses of worship
- St Gabriels Church House of worship770 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket1,170 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and eight 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 31st Avenue & 96th Street 110 feet
- 31st Avenue & 97th Street 250 feet
- 95th Street & 30th Avenue 270 feet
- 31st Avenue & 95th Street 360 feet
- 96th Street & Jackson Mill Road 460 feet
- 31st Avenue & 98th Street 520 feet
- 97th Street & Jackson Mill Road 530 feet
- 94th Street & 30th Avenue 580 feet
See every intersection along 30th Avenue or 96th Street.