97th Street & 97th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 97th Street and 97th Avenue is in Ozone Park (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Blvd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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97th Street & 97th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Blvd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Blvd A
    0.4 miles
    A

Next trains at this station

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

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 94 St/97 Av, 860 feet away, for the Q11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 94 St/97 Av Q11
    860 feet
    Q11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 700 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 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Princeton' American elm.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell School
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    690 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Shopping centers

  1. Clocktower Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.