Northern Boulevard & 93rd Street
Northern Boulevard and 93rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jackson Heights, Queens. The corner is also named Police Officer George Scheu Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Northern Playground is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/93 St, is 60 feet away for the Q63 and Q66, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/93 St, 60 feet away, for the Q63 and Q66.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/93 St Q63, Q66 · Shelter60 feetQ63 Q66
Next buses at this stop
- Q63 …
- Q66 …
Northern Boulevard carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 94 St & Northern Blvd 22 docks in all330 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Van Wyck Expressway at Northern Boulevard/Grand Central Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 97-15 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 74-15 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers and one fast charger0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2014
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11372
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 21 and 25 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jackson Heights
- Elevation
- 73 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Police Officer George Scheu Way, a co-naming enacted on August 23, 2019 (Local Law 158 of 2019).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,700 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 1952 and 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Police Officer George Scheu Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 48 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 93rd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 93rd Street
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Northern Boulevard
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Northern Boulevard
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 228 Early Childhood Magnet School of the Arts Pre-K130 feet
- P.S. 149 Christa McAuliffe School640 feet
- I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong School640 feet
Show all 4
- Excel Career Training School Trade or language school1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Northern Playground60 feet
- Veterans Plaza870 feet
- Playground Ninety Playground1,150 feet
Show all 5
- 97th Street Community Garden1,170 feet
- Junction Playground1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- Blessed Sacrament Church House of worship1,140 feet
- Mount Olivet Gospel Church House of worship1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 95-18 Northern Boulevard Older adult center860 feet
Fire and police
- 115th Precinct Police station230 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch550 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
- Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy990 feet
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Northern Boulevard & 92nd Street 260 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 94th Street 260 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Junction Boulevard 420 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 91st Street 520 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 95th Street 570 feet
- 34th Avenue & 93rd Street 670 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 93rd Street 750 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 90th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 93rd Street or Northern Boulevard.