Rockaway Boulevard & 99th Street

Rockaway Boulevard and 99th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Calvary Assembly of God is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Blvd
820 feet · 3 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
Rockaway Blvd/98 St · Q7, Q37, Q41
Within a walk
13 places
3 religious buildings, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Boulevard & 99th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Blvd, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Blvd A
    820 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
    880 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, 240 feet away, for the Q7, Q37 and Q41.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Blvd/98 St Q7, Q37, Q41
    240 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-07 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    280 feet
  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 seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2024

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.

Trees

One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, a bur oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 99th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Rockaway Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Rockaway Boulevard

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 453128.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. District 27 Pre-K Center at 100-02 Rockaway Blvd Pre-K center
    410 feet
  2. Aim High Leadership Center Four Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  3. M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes School
    650 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 65 - the Raymond York Elementary School
    1,120 feet
  2. John Adams High School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park
    720 feet
  2. Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park Playground
    740 feet
  3. Corporal Ruoff Square
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Assembly of God House of worship
    650 feet

Fire and police

  1. 106th Precinct Police station
    1,080 feet
  2. Engine 285/Ladder 142 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    380 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Market Place Supermarket Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    690 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    850 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 99th 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.