Roosevelt Avenue & 97th Street

Roosevelt Avenue and 97th Street meet at a four-way crossing in North Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 019 Marino Jeantet is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, Junction Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 74 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Junction Blvd
240 feet · 1 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Junction Blvd/Roosevelt Av · Q72
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Roosevelt Avenue & 97th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Junction Blvd 7
    240 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 103 St-Corona Plaza 7
    0.3 miles
    7
  2. 90 St-Elmhurst Av 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Junction Blvd/Roosevelt Av, 360 feet away, for the Q72.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Junction Blvd/Roosevelt Av Q72 · Countdown sign
    360 feet
    Q72
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 97th Street.

  • 63 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 39 Ave & 99 St 21 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 114th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 43-21 Junction Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 59-17 Junction Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 35 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110 and 115 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
North Corona
Elevation
65 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 97th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 97th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Roosevelt Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

South side of Roosevelt Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 404569 and 465259.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 019 Marino Jeantet School
    590 feet
  2. Pioneer Academy School
    860 feet
  3. My Little Footprints Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
Show all 5
  1. Las Americas Jewelry School Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  2. Mundo Infantil 3k Center Pre-K
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration of Christ Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    370 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    560 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 74 places to eat and 28 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 97th Street or Roosevelt Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.