97th Street & 50th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 97th Street and 50th Avenue is in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Elm Tree Elementary School is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Junction Blvd/Corona Av, is 500 feet away for the Q72, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Junction Blvd/Corona Av, 500 feet away, for the Q72.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Junction Blvd/Corona Av Q72500 feetQ72
Next buses at this stop
- Q72 …
Cycling
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 51 Ave & Junction Blvd 19 docks in all760 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 94-01 Corona Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11368
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 21 and 25 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 110
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Corona
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1930 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2022 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 50th Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 50th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of 97th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 97th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Elm Tree Elementary School1,030 feet
- I.S. 061 Leonardo Da Vinci School1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket1,160 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket1,320 feet
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and nine 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 50th Avenue & 97th Place 260 feet
- 50th Avenue & 96th Street 260 feet
- 97th Street & Corona Avenue 300 feet
- 97th Street & 51st Avenue 340 feet
- Corona Avenue & Alstyne Avenue 420 feet
- 50th Avenue & Junction Boulevard 440 feet
- 98th Street & 50th Avenue 520 feet
- Junction Boulevard & Corona Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along 50th Avenue or 97th Street.