98th Street & 55th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 98th Street and 55th 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. St Pauls Apostle Church is 290 feet away, and Sparrow's Nest Community Garden is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 57 Av/98 St, is 550 feet away for the Q14, QM10, QM11 and QM40, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Long Island Expressway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
57 Av/98 St · Q14, QM10, QM11, QM40
Within a walk
8 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
98th Street & 55th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 57 Av/98 St, 550 feet away, for the Q14, QM10, QM11 and QM40.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 57 Av/98 St Q14, QM10, QM11, QM40 · Shelter
    550 feet
    Q14 QM10 QM11 QM40
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q14 …
  2. QM10 …
  3. QM11 …
  4. QM40 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 55th Avenue.

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 55 Ave & 97 Pl 19 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 99-49 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Corona
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 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 1962 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 55th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 55th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 98th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 98th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 468265.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 55-41 98 Place Pre-K center
    360 feet
  2. Elm Tree Elementary School
    940 feet
  3. Johnson's Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Simeone Park
    1,060 feet
  2. Sparrow's Nest Community Garden
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lefrak City Library
    740 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Apostle Church House of worship
    290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 55th Avenue or 98th Street.

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