Rockaway Boulevard & 97th Street

Rockaway Boulevard and 97th Street meet at a three-way junction in Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ozone Park Jewish Center is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Blvd
240 feet · 1 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
Rockaway Blvd/97 St · Q7
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Boulevard & 97th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Blvd, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Rockaway Blvd A
    240 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
    0.3 miles
    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/97 St, 20 feet away, for the Q7.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Blvd/97 St Q7 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    20 feet
    Q7
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 98-21 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    480 feet
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,070 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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 500 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 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 5 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Rockaway Boulevard (north side).

East side of 97th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 97th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Rockaway Boulevard

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 454993, 459975 and 459976.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Aim High Leadership Center Four Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    80 feet
  2. Lucky Charm Chinese Cooking School Trade or language school
    740 feet
  3. District 27 Pre-K Center at 100-02 Rockaway Blvd Pre-K center
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes School
    1,120 feet
  2. Little Dolphin Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Corporal Ruoff Square
    590 feet
  2. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park
    1,230 feet
  3. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park Playground
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ozone Park Jewish Center House of worship
    1,150 feet
  2. Calvary Assembly of God House of worship
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    290 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    110 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    660 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 97th Street or Rockaway Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.