Liberty Avenue & 98th Street

Liberty Avenue and 98th Street meet at a three-way junction in Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 21 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Blvd
370 feet · 1 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Liberty Av/98 St · Q112
Within a walk
12 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Avenue & 98th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Blvd, 370 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Rockaway Blvd A
    370 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
    730 feet
    A
  2. 88 St A
    0.5 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 Liberty Av/98 St, 120 feet away, for the Q112.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Liberty Av/98 St Q112
    120 feet
    Q112

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q112 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-07 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    940 feet
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,280 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
31 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1935.

Trees

Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Liberty Avenue (south side).

East side of 98th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 98th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Liberty Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 401425 and 454283.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Aim High Leadership Center Four Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  2. P.S. 65 - the Raymond York Elementary School
    780 feet
  3. Lucky Charm Chinese Cooking School Trade or language school
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. District 27 Pre-K Center at 100-02 Rockaway Blvd Pre-K center
    1,070 feet
  2. M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park
    560 feet
  2. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park Playground
    580 feet
  3. Corporal Ruoff Square
    800 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Assembly of God House of worship
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 285/Ladder 142 Fire station
    730 feet
  2. 106th Precinct Police station
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. Market Place Supermarket Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    190 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    570 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 15 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 98th 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.