Beach 17th Street & Boardwalk
Beach 17th Street and Boardwalk meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. The corner stands inside Beach 17 Playground. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk is 50 feet away, and Brookhaven Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Seagirt Blvd/Beach 17 St, is 480 feet away for the Q113 and Q114, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Seagirt Blvd/Beach 17 St, 480 feet away, for the Q113 and Q114.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Seagirt Blvd/Beach 17 St Q113, Q114 · Shelter · Countdown sign480 feetQ113 Q114
Next buses at this stop
- Q113 …
- Q114 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Boardwalk.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet, all of them on-street corrals
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1.1 miles
- 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2021.
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
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 1,200 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 1967 and 1971.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Beach 17th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
This corner stands inside Beach 17 Playground.
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Darchei Torah School1,100 feet
- Congregation Darchei Torah Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Beach 17 Playgroundsurrounds this corner
- Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park50 feet
Health care
- Brookhaven Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,070 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 131 Beach 19th Street Older adult center850 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Seagirt Boulevard & Beach 17th Street 510 feet
- Seagirt Boulevard & Beach 19th Street 1,050 feet
- Heyson Road & Beach 16th Street 1,210 feet
- Seagirt Boulevard & Beach 20th Street 1,270 feet
- Crest Road & Boardwalk 0.3 miles
- Heyson Road & Beach 15th Street 0.3 miles
- Beach 17th Street & Plainview Avenue 0.3 miles
- Beach 17th Street & Beach 16th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Beach 17th Street or Boardwalk.