Almeda Avenue & Beach 54th Street
Almeda Avenue and Beach 54th Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens, at the edge of Rockaway Community Park. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rockaway Community Playground is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Beach Channel Dr/Beach 54 St, is 970 feet away for the Q52 SBS, QM15 and QM17, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 54 St, 970 feet away, for the Q52 SBS, QM15 and QM17.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 54 St Q52 SBS, QM15, QM17970 feetQ52 SBS QM15 QM17
Next buses at this stop
- Q52 SBS …
- QM15 …
- QM17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge at Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge & Beach 92nd Street, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.9 miles
- 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11692
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 101
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere; the corner is on the edge of the Rockaway Community Park area
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 121 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Almeda Avenue
- Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rockaway Community Park50 feet
- Rockaway Community Playground190 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The seven nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Almeda Avenue & Conch Place 750 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 54th Street 960 feet
- Almeda Avenue & Beach 58th Street 1,000 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 53rd Street 1,220 feet
- Elizabeth Avenue & Beach 51st Street 1,260 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 56th Street 0.3 miles
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 52nd Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Almeda Avenue or Beach 54th Street.