97th Avenue & Sutphin Boulevard

The four-way crossing of 97th Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Archer Ave New Post Office is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about five minutes on foot, for the E, J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2017 and 2024, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
1,200 feet · 5 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Sutphin Blvd/97 Av · Q6, Q8, Q9, Q41 +1
Within a walk
5 places
2 religious buildings, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
97th Avenue & Sutphin Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    1,200 feet
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    0.5 miles
    E J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutphin Blvd/97 Av, 50 feet away, for the Q6, Q8, Q9, Q41 and Q60.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutphin Blvd/97 Av Q6, Q8, Q9, Q41 +1
    50 feet
    Q6 Q8 Q9 Q41 Q60

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q6 …
  2. Q8 …
  3. Q9 …
  4. Q41 …
  5. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 97-50 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station
    470 feet
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11435
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2017 and 2024.

Since 2014 at least 698 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2025 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 97th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Sutphin Boulevard

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Sutphin Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 416255 and 425492.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 050 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Norelli-Hargreaves Memorial Triangle
    630 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Archer Ave New Post Office
    110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    700 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 97th Avenue or Sutphin Boulevard.

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