Beach 121st Street & Memorial Circle
Beach 121st Street and Memorial Circle meet at a four-way crossing in Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Memorial Circle is 60 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 six public places, three of them parks, and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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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 122 St, 270 feet away, for the QM16.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 122 St QM16270 feetQM16
Next buses at this stop
- QM16 …
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, 1.6 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
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1959.
Trees
NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Beach 121st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Memorial Circle60 feet
- Rockaway Beach Park890 feet
- Beach Channel Park1,240 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Seaside Library1,140 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 121st Street 40 feet
- Beach 120th Street & Memorial Circle 280 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 120th Street 280 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 122nd Street 290 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 119th Street 530 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 123rd Street 540 feet
- Newport Avenue & Beach 121st Street 620 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 118th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Beach 121st Street or Memorial Circle.