Pitkin Avenue & Lafayette Street
Pitkin Avenue and Lafayette Street meet at a three-way junction in Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rocket Playground is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cross Bay Blvd/Pitkin Av, is 370 feet away for the Q11, Q41, BM5 and QM15, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them schools, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Bay Blvd/Pitkin Av, 370 feet away, for the Q11, Q41, BM5 and QM15.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Bay Blvd/Pitkin Av Q11, Q41, BM5, QM15370 feetQ11 Q41 BM5 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q41 …
- BM5 …
- QM15 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 135-45 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station650 feet
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Lafayette Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Lafayette Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 cemetery
- 1 field
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 202 Robert H. Goddard School790 feet
- Robert H. Goddard High School of Communication Arts and Technology School790 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Southside Burial Ground Cemetery750 feet
- Rocket Playground870 feet
- Vito Locascio Field950 feet
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- Tudor Park1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store620 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and four 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:
- Pitkin Avenue & Redding Street 210 feet
- Lafayette Street & Spritz Road 260 feet
- Cross Bay Boulevard & Pitkin Avenue 390 feet
- Pitkin Avenue & Whitelaw Street 400 feet
- Albert Road & Lafayette Street 450 feet
- Desarc Road & Redding Street 470 feet
- Linden Boulevard & Pitkin Avenue 600 feet
- Whitelaw Street & Spritz Road 650 feet
See every intersection along Lafayette Street or Pitkin Avenue.