Rockaway Boulevard & 96th Street

Rockaway Boulevard and 96th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Blvd
220 feet · 1 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Rockaway Blvd/Liberty Av · Q7, Q41, Q51
Within a walk
15 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Boulevard & 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Blvd, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Rockaway Blvd A
    220 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …
Outbound
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. 104 St A
    1,290 feet
    A
  2. 88 St A
    0.4 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Connections” (2015) by Ray King at the Rockaway Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/Liberty Av, 200 feet away, for the Q7, Q41 and Q51.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Blvd/Liberty Av Q7, Q41, Q51
    200 feet
    Q7 Q41 Q51

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q7 …
  2. Q41 …
  3. Q51 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 98-21 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    780 feet
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    770 feet
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 sign on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 96th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Aim High Leadership Center Four Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    370 feet
  2. Lucky Charm Chinese Cooking School Trade or language school
    440 feet
  3. Little Dolphin Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. District 27 Pre-K Center 101-49 Woodhaven Boulevard Pre-K center
    1,170 feet
  2. District 27 Pre-K Center at 100-02 Rockaway Blvd Pre-K center
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Corporal Ruoff Square
    300 feet
  2. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park
    1,130 feet
  3. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park Playground
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ozone Park Library
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ozone Park Jewish Center House of worship
    850 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ozone Park Post Office
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 285/Ladder 142 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Market Place Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    240 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    550 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 12 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:

See every intersection along 96th Street or Rockaway Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.