97th Street & 62nd Drive

The four-way crossing of 97th Street and 62nd Drive is in Rego Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, 63 Dr-Rego Park, is about four minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 22 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 62nd Drive.

Safety record
19 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
63 Dr-Rego Park
1,080 feet · 4 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
97 St/62 Dr · Q72
Within a walk
12 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
97th Street & 62nd Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 63 Dr-Rego Park, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 63 Dr-Rego Park M, R
    1,080 feet
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Woodhaven Blvd M, R
    0.5 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 97 St/62 Dr, 50 feet away, for the Q72.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 97 St/62 Dr Q72
    50 feet
    Q72

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 62nd Drive.

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 62 Dr & 97 Pl 18 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 97th Street, 710 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 96-27 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    1,270 feet
  2. 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023
  • Turn calming, February 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11374
Community board
Queens Community Board 6
City Council district
24
Police precinct
112
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Rego Park
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,600 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 1955 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 97th Street (west side).

North side of 62nd Drive

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of 62nd Drive

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of 97th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 463248 and 467938.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  2. Interdisciplinary Cntr - Rego Park School
    680 feet
  3. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    830 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 206 the Horace Harding School
    870 feet
  2. Organikids Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  3. Tribeca Barber & Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Horace Harding Playground
    310 feet
  2. Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center Park · recreation center
    860 feet
  3. Lost Battalion Hall Playground (Tots Area) Playground
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Rego Park Mall Public space
    780 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rego Park Senior Center Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,290 feet

Other stores

  1. Costco Store
    530 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Rego Center Shopping center
    70 feet
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 62nd Drive or 97th Street.

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