97th Street & 101st Avenue

The four-way crossing of 97th Street and 101st Avenue is in Ozone Park (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Blvd, is about six minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Blvd
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
101 Av/Woodhaven Blvd · Q8
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
97th Street & 101st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Blvd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Blvd A
    0.3 miles
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …
Outbound
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. 104 St A
    0.5 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Connections” (2015) by Ray King at the Rockaway Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 101 Av/Woodhaven Blvd, 460 feet away, for the Q8.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 101 Av/Woodhaven Blvd Q8
    460 feet
    Q8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 89-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11416
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
32
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ozone Park (North)
Elevation
39 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 101st Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 101st Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of 97th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 97th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 400909, 456039 and 458208.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Every Little Step II Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
  2. District 27 Pre-K Center 101-49 Woodhaven Boulevard Pre-K center
    880 feet
  3. J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell School
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 285/Ladder 142 Fire station
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    480 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Shopping centers

  1. Clocktower Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 101st Avenue or 97th Street.

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