Linden Boulevard & 197th Street
Linden Boulevard and 197th Street meet at a three-way junction in St. Albans, Queens. The corner is also named Dora Young Way by local law. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Archie Spigner Post Office is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/197 St, is 110 feet away for the Q4, Q51 and QM64, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/197 St, 110 feet away, for the Q4, Q51 and QM64.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/197 St Q4, Q51, QM64110 feetQ4 Q51 QM64
Next buses at this stop
- Q4 …
- Q51 …
- QM64 …
Cycling
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Linden Boulevard, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 117-36 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.1 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 October 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11412
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Dora Young Way, a co-naming enacted on December 17, 2013 (Local Law 131 of 2013).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1950.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Dora Young Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2025 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 197th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Montessori Progressive Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K580 feet
- Tender Years Preschool, ages 2 to 5630 feet
- Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
Community centers and public services
- Archie Spigner Post Office460 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 54/Engine 317/Ladder 165 Fire station330 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Linden Boulevard & 198th Street 250 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 196th Street 280 feet
- 197th Street & 118th Avenue 390 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 199th Street 500 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 195th Street 530 feet
- 196th Street & 116th Road 620 feet
- 198th Street & 118th Avenue 640 feet
- 116th Avenue & 197th Street 660 feet
See every intersection along 197th Street or Linden Boulevard.