Bay 25th Street & Ocean Crest Boulevard
Bay 25th Street and Ocean Crest Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. The corner is also named Lionel ‘Chinx’ Pickens Blvd. by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Academy of Medical Technology: a College Board School is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them schools, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 670 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Beach 25 St A670 feetA
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, 320 feet away, for the Q121.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St Q121320 feetQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.6 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Lionel ‘Chinx’ Pickens Blvd., a co-naming enacted on August 13, 2025 (Local Law 121 of 2025).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lionel ‘Chinx’ Pickens Blvd..
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 25th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bay 25th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Ocean Crest Boulevard
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Ocean Crest Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Academy of Medical Technology: a College Board School320 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School320 feet
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI School320 feet
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- Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology School320 feet
- Challenge Preparatory Charter School670 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grassmere Playground1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Beach Channel Drive & Bay 25th Street 310 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Bay 25th Street 510 feet
- Bay 25th Street & Far Rockaway Boulevard 560 feet
- Dickens Street & Ocean Crest Boulevard 560 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 25th Street 600 feet
- Ocean Crest Boulevard & Hartman Lane 620 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Ocean Crest Boulevard 670 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Dickens Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Bay 25th Street or Ocean Crest Boulevard.