Bay 25th Street & Bessemund Avenue
Bay 25th Street and Bessemund Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Academy of Medical Technology: a College Board School is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them schools. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Beach 25 St A0.3 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Past/Present/Future” (2011) by Mauricio Lopez at the Beach 25 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St, 1,100 feet away, for the Q121.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St Q1211,100 feetQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.7 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11691
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 101
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Far Rockaway-Bayswater
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Bay 25th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- Academy of Medical Technology: a College Board School800 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School800 feet
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI School800 feet
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- Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology School800 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Wavecrest & Bayswater House of worship1,030 feet
- Bayswater Jewish Center House of worship1,090 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 27-16 Healy Avenue Older adult center1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Cornaga Avenue & Bay 25th Street 270 feet
- Bay 25th Street & Healy Avenue 460 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Bay 24th Street 730 feet
- Hartman Lane & Bessemund Avenue 730 feet
- Bay 25th Street & Ocean Crest Boulevard 780 feet
- Healy Avenue & Bay 24th Street 860 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Hartman Lane 980 feet
- Bessemund Avenue & Bay 30th Street 990 feet
See every intersection along Bay 25th Street or Bessemund Avenue.