96th Street & Jackson Mill Road

The four-way crossing of 96th Street and Jackson Mill Road (south) is in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. East Elmhurst Community School is 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 94 St/31 Av, is 920 feet away for the Q72, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

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96th Street & Jackson Mill Road Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 94 St/31 Av, 920 feet away, for the Q72.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 94 St/31 Av Q72
    920 feet
    Q72

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 30 Ave & 96 St 21 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 94th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 97-15 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 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 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 96th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 96th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Jackson Mill Road

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Jackson Mill Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jackson Mill Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Jackson Mill Road

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    860 feet
  2. East Elmhurst Community School
    960 feet
  3. I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong School
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Veterans Plaza
    630 feet
  2. Private William Gray Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. Trolley Car Triangle
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East Elmhurst Library
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Alpha Missionary Baptist Church East Elmhurst House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. St Gabriels Church House of worship
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 95-18 Northern Boulevard Older adult center
    1,130 feet
  2. Fisher Pool Swimming pool
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and nine 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 13 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.