97th Avenue & 129th Street
The four-way crossing of 97th Avenue and 129th Street is in South Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gospel Baptist Church is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Atlantic Av/130 St, is 1,060 feet away for the Q24, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/130 St, 1,060 feet away, for the Q24.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Atlantic Av/130 St Q241,060 feetQ24
Next buses at this stop
- Q24 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 97-28 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11419
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Richmond Hill
- Elevation
- 50 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 97th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 055 Maure School790 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park780 feet
- Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park Playground1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Gospel Baptist Church House of worship90 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 127th Street & 97th Avenue 270 feet
- 130th Street & 97th Avenue 300 feet
- 95th Avenue & 129th Street 470 feet
- 101st Avenue & 129th Street 480 feet
- 126th Street & 97th Avenue 530 feet
- 97th Avenue & 131st Street 600 feet
- 127th Street & 95th Avenue 740 feet
- 127th Street & 101st Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 129th Street or 97th Avenue.