97th Street & 157th Avenue
The five-way junction of 97th Street and 157th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Aqueduct-N Conduit Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Aqueduct-N Conduit Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Aqueduct-N Conduit Av A0.4 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Rockaways
1 line- A …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 157 Av/Cohancy St, 350 feet away, for the Q11 and QM15.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 157 Av/Cohancy St Q11, QM15350 feetQ11 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- QM15 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 157th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway eastbound at 155th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11414
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Howard Beach-Lindenwood
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy970 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 156th Avenue & Bridgeton Street 270 feet
- 98th Street & 157th Avenue 280 feet
- 96th Street & 157th Avenue 280 feet
- 156th Avenue & Cohancy Street 440 feet
- 99th Street & 157th Avenue 500 feet
- 156th Avenue & Huron Street 530 feet
- 95th Street & 157th Avenue 540 feet
- 99th Street & 156th Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along 157th Avenue, 97th Street or Bridgeton Street.