Northern Boulevard & 98th Street

Northern Boulevard and 98th Street meet at a four-way crossing in North Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Private William Gray Playground is 270 feet away, and Church of God is 1,200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/98 St, is 80 feet away for the Q63 and Q66, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
24 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Northern Blvd/98 St · Q63, Q66
Within a walk
25 places
16 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & 98th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/98 St, 80 feet away, for the Q63 and Q66.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/98 St Q63, Q66
    80 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

A marked bike lane runs on 98th Street.

  • 4 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
    550 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 98-02 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers and one fast charger
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 24 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2018
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2019

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
74 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 1915 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 11 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 98th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 98th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 435537 and 437216.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sco Family of Services Corona Early Education Center at 33-27 97 St Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. School
    890 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Private William Gray Playground
    270 feet
  2. 97th Street Community Garden
    580 feet
  3. Northern Playground
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. Junction Playground
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Langston Hughes Library
    690 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Olivet Gospel Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. Alpha Missionary Baptist Church East Elmhurst House of worship
    580 feet
  3. Church of God House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 95-18 Northern Boulevard Older adult center
    640 feet
  2. Fisher Pool Swimming pool
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 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 subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 98th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.