Rockaway Boulevard & 98th Street

Rockaway Boulevard and 98th Street meet at a three-way junction in Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Blvd, is about two minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and 15 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
16 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Blvd
550 feet · 2 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Rockaway Blvd/98 St · Q7, Q37, Q41
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Boulevard & 98th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Blvd, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Blvd A
    550 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
    1,160 feet
    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/98 St, 60 feet away, for the Q7, Q37 and Q41.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Blvd/98 St Q7, Q37, Q41
    60 feet
    Q7 Q37 Q41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q7 …
  2. Q37 …
  3. Q41 …

Live arrivals

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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 98-21 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 16 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 September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2019

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
33 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

Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and July 2025, 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 98th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Rockaway Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 453128 and 454993.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 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
    230 feet
  2. District 27 Pre-K Center at 100-02 Rockaway Blvd Pre-K center
    690 feet
  3. M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes School
    820 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lucky Charm Chinese Cooking School Trade or language school
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Corporal Ruoff Square
    900 feet
  2. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park
    1,000 feet
  3. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park Playground
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Assembly of God House of worship
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    100 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    410 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    960 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and ten 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 98th 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.