97th Street & 51st Avenue
The three-way junction of 97th Street and 51st Avenue is in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Elm Tree Elementary School is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Junction Blvd/Corona Av, is 840 feet away for the Q72, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Junction Blvd/Corona Av, 840 feet away, for the Q72.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Junction Blvd/Corona Av Q72840 feetQ72
Next buses at this stop
- Q72 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 51 Ave & Junction Blvd 19 docks in all1,100 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 97th Street, 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 chargers0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 97th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Elm Tree Elementary School1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.3 miles
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and seven 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & 96th Street 260 feet
- 97th Street & Christie Avenue 330 feet
- 97th Street & 50th Avenue 340 feet
- 96th Street & Christie Avenue 590 feet
- 97th Place & Christie Avenue 600 feet
- 50th Avenue & 96th Street 600 feet
- 50th Avenue & 97th Place 600 feet
- 97th Street & Corona Avenue 640 feet
See every intersection along 51st Avenue or 97th Street.