Beach 17th Street & Caffrey Avenue
Beach 17th Street and Caffrey Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Beach Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center is 190 feet away, and St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Beach 19 St/Gateway Blvd, is 730 feet away for the Q22 and QM17. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them nursing homes or hospices, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Beach 19 St/Gateway Blvd, 730 feet away, for the Q22 and QM17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 19 St/Gateway Blvd Q22, QM17730 feetQ22 QM17
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
- QM17 …
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.7 miles
- 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 March 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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1974.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Beach 17th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Beach 17th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Caffrey Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Caffrey Avenue
- 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 listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 nursing homes or hospices
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 cemetery
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
Schools and child care
- Congregation Darchei Torah Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K780 feet
- Yeshiva Darchei Torah School860 feet
- Tiegerman School - Far Rockaway School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cornell Burial Ground Cemetery590 feet
Health care
- Beach Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice190 feet
- Queens Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice890 feet
- St Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore Hospital1,030 feet
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- Brookhaven Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice990 feet
- Haven Manor Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 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 subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- New Haven Avenue & Caffrey Avenue 340 feet
- Beach 17th Street & Plainview Avenue 360 feet
- Beach 19th Street & Brookhaven Avenue 530 feet
- New Haven Avenue & William Court 560 feet
- New Haven Avenue & Ostend Place 580 feet
- Caffrey Avenue & William Court 580 feet
- Beach 17th Street & Beach 16th Street 610 feet
- New Haven Avenue & Beach 15th Street 680 feet
See every intersection along Beach 17th Street, Brookhaven Avenue or Caffrey Avenue.