Beach 114th Street & Ocean Promenade
Beach 114th Street and Ocean Promenade meet at a three-way junction in Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel, Queens. The corner is also named Firefighter John Heffernan Street by local law. It stands inside Rockaway Beach. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Promenade Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is 250 feet away, and the mosaic “Rockaway Mosaic” is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St A, S0.3 milesA S
Next trains at this station
Inbound
2 lines- A …
- S …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “First on the Beach and Wednesday Night Fireworks” (2008) by KK Kozik at the Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 115 St, 1,090 feet away, for the Q22, Q35 and QM16.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 115 St Q22, Q35, QM161,090 feetQ22 Q35 QM16
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
- Q35 …
- QM16 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Ocean Promenade.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 115-05 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.4 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11694
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 100
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel
This corner is also named Firefighter John Heffernan Street, a co-naming enacted on December 21, 2004 (Local Law 63 of 2004).
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand 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 Firefighter John Heffernan Street.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Rockaway Park.
- Rockaway Mosaic Mosaic by Ann Evans, 1981520 feet
- Flight 587 Memorial Memorial wall by Freddy Rodriguez, 2006540 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 nursing homes or hospices
- 3 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
This corner stands inside Rockaway Beach.
Schools and child care
- Waterside Children's Studio School990 feet
- P.S. 047 Chris Galas Pre-K990 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rockaway Beach Parksurrounds this corner
- Flight 587 Memorial Park500 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park1,260 feet
Health care
- Promenade Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice250 feet
- Park Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice280 feet
- Beacon Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice410 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store890 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Beach 113th Street & Ocean Promenade 250 feet
- Beach 115th Street & Ocean Promenade 250 feet
- Beach 112th Street & Ocean Promenade 500 feet
- Beach 111th Street & Ocean Promenade 750 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 114th Street 780 feet
- Beach 117th Street & Ocean Promenade 800 feet
- Beach 110th Street & Ocean Promenade 1,000 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 113th Street 1,020 feet
See every intersection along Beach 114th Street or Ocean Promenade.