Liberty Avenue & 96th Street

Liberty Avenue and 96th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ozone Park Library is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Blvd
170 feet · 1 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Rockaway Blvd/Liberty Av · Q7, Q41, Q51
Within a walk
14 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Avenue & 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Blvd, 170 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Rockaway Blvd A
    170 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 104 St A
    1,240 feet
    A
  2. 88 St A
    0.4 miles
    A

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/Liberty Av, 250 feet away, for the Q7, Q41 and Q51.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Blvd/Liberty Av Q7, Q41, Q51
    250 feet
    Q7 Q41 Q51

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q7 …
  2. Q41 …
  3. Q51 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 98-21 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    990 feet
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    760 feet
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 96th Street (west side).

North side of Liberty Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 462125.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Aim High Leadership Center Four Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    430 feet
  2. Lucky Charm Chinese Cooking School Trade or language school
    430 feet
  3. Little Dolphin Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. District 27 Pre-K Center 101-49 Woodhaven Boulevard Pre-K center
    1,120 feet
  2. P.S. 65 - the Raymond York Elementary School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Corporal Ruoff Square
    280 feet
  2. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park
    1,080 feet
  3. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park Playground
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ozone Park Library
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ozone Park Jewish Center House of worship
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ozone Park Post Office
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 285/Ladder 142 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Market Place Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    290 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    500 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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:

See every intersection along 96th Street or Liberty Avenue.

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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.