97th Street & Pitkin Avenue
The four-way crossing of 97th Street and Pitkin Avenue is in Ozone Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Centreville Playground is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, Aqueduct Racetrack, is about three minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Aqueduct Racetrack, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Aqueduct Racetrack A910 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Rockaways
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Aqueduct-N Conduit Av A0.4 milesA
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Bay Blvd/Pitkin Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q52 SBS and Q53 SBS.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Bay Blvd/Pitkin Av Q52 SBS, Q53 SBS0.3 milesQ52 SBS Q53 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q52 SBS …
- Q53 SBS …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 135-45 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11417
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ozone Park
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 97th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Pitkin Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Centreville Playground840 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 97th Street & 135th Road 240 feet
- Pitkin Avenue & 96th Place 260 feet
- Pitkin Avenue & Centreville Street 300 feet
- Centreville Street & Waterhouse Avenue 350 feet
- Pitkin Avenue & Hawtree Street 380 feet
- Centreville Street & Hawtree Street 390 feet
- Centreville Street & 135th Drive 420 feet
- 97th Street & Centreville Street 500 feet
See every intersection along 97th Street or Pitkin Avenue.