97th Avenue & 131st Street
The four-way crossing of 97th Avenue and 131st Street is in South Richmond Hill, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 055 Maure is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 101 Av/131 St, is 490 feet away for the Q8, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 101 Av/131 St, 490 feet away, for the Q8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 101 Av/131 St Q8490 feetQ8
Next buses at this stop
- Q8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 97-28 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2020.
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
- 52 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 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 131st Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 97th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 055 Maure School190 feet
Houses of worship
- Gospel Baptist Church House of worship660 feet
Supermarkets
- Apna Bazar Farmers Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store670 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four 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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 97th Avenue & 132nd Street 250 feet
- 130th Street & 97th Avenue 300 feet
- 95th Avenue & 131st Street 470 feet
- 101st Avenue & 131st Street 480 feet
- 97th Avenue & 133rd Street 500 feet
- 97th Avenue & 129th Street 600 feet
- 95th Avenue & 132nd Street 720 feet
- 101st Avenue & 132nd Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 131st Street or 97th Avenue.