Pitkin Avenue & 96th Place
Pitkin Avenue and 96th Place meet at a four-way crossing 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. Centreville Playground is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Aqueduct Racetrack, is about four minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Aqueduct Racetrack, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Aqueduct Racetrack A1,170 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Rockaways
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Aqueduct-N Conduit Av A0.4 milesA
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Bay Blvd/Pitkin Av, 1,070 feet away, for the Q52 SBS and Q53 SBS.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Bay Blvd/Pitkin Av Q52 SBS, Q53 SBS1,070 feetQ52 SBS Q53 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q52 SBS …
- Q53 SBS …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 135-45 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station1,280 feet
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
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
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Pitkin Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Pitkin Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Centreville Playground680 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 96th Street & Pitkin Avenue 260 feet
- 97th Street & Pitkin Avenue 260 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 96th Place 480 feet
- 97th Street & 135th Road 500 feet
- 95th Street & Pitkin Avenue 520 feet
- Pitkin Avenue & Centreville Street 560 feet
- 149th Avenue & 96th Place 570 feet
- Centreville Street & Waterhouse Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along 96th Place or Pitkin Avenue.