Northern Boulevard & 96th Street

Northern Boulevard and 96th Street meet at a four-way crossing in North Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Mount Olivet Gospel Church is 450 feet away, and the 115th Precinct is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Junction Blvd, is 270 feet away for the Q63 and Q66, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Northern Blvd/Junction Blvd · Q63, Q66
Within a walk
28 places
15 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Junction Blvd, 270 feet away, for the Q63 and Q66.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/Junction Blvd Q63, Q66
    270 feet
    Q63 Q66

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q63 …
  2. Q66 …

Live arrivals

Northern Boulevard carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 96 St & Northern Blvd 20 docks in all
    70 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 97-15 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    520 feet
  2. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers and one fast charger
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
21
Police precinct
115
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
North Corona
Elevation
72 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1959.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 96th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 96th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

South side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 424114 and 424685.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sco Family of Services Corona Early Education Center at 33-27 97 St Pre-K
    670 feet
  2. P.S. 228 Early Childhood Magnet School of the Arts Pre-K
    830 feet
  3. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
Show all 5
  1. I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong School
    1,010 feet
  2. P.S. 149 Christa McAuliffe School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 97th Street Community Garden
    360 feet
  2. Northern Playground
    610 feet
  3. Private William Gray Playground
    670 feet
Show all 5
  1. Junction Playground
    720 feet
  2. Veterans Plaza
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Langston Hughes Library
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Olivet Gospel Church House of worship
    450 feet
  2. Alpha Missionary Baptist Church East Elmhurst House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 95-18 Northern Boulevard Older adult center
    130 feet

Fire and police

  1. 115th Precinct Police station
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 12 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:

See every intersection along 96th Street or Northern Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.