Cross Bay Boulevard & Pitkin Avenue
Cross Bay Boulevard and Pitkin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 769 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Vito Locascio Field is 670 feet away. The nearest subway, Aqueduct Racetrack, is about nine minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Aqueduct Racetrack, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Aqueduct Racetrack A0.4 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Rockaways
1 line- A …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Bay Blvd/Pitkin Av, 60 feet away, for the Q52 SBS and Q53 SBS.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Bay Blvd/Pitkin Av Q52 SBS, Q53 SBS60 feetQ52 SBS Q53 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q52 SBS …
- Q53 SBS …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 135-45 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station260 feet
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 26 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, December 2019
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2020
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 769 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 134th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 255 more were issued.
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
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1960.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2025 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Cross Bay Boulevard
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
South side of Pitkin Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 445963.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 cemetery
- 1 field
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 202 Robert H. Goddard School1,180 feet
- Robert H. Goddard High School of Communication Arts and Technology School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Vito Locascio Field670 feet
- Southside Burial Ground Cemetery720 feet
- Rocket Playground1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Pitkin Avenue & Redding Street 180 feet
- 94th Street & Pitkin Avenue 310 feet
- Pitkin Avenue & Lafayette Street 390 feet
- Desarc Road & Redding Street 440 feet
- 95th Street & Pitkin Avenue 560 feet
- Cross Bay Boulevard & 149th Avenue 570 feet
- Linden Boulevard & Cross Bay Boulevard 580 feet
- Lafayette Street & Spritz Road 650 feet
See every intersection along Cross Bay Boulevard or Pitkin Avenue.