Beach 19th Street & Brookhaven Avenue

Beach 19th Street and Brookhaven Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Beach Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Far Rockaway-Mott Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Beach 19 St/Gateway Blvd · Q22, QM17
Within a walk
18 places
7 religious buildings, 3 nursing homes or hospices and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Beach 19th Street & Brookhaven Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Far Rockaway-Mott Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Far Rockaway-Mott Av A
    0.5 miles
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Respite” (2011) by Jason Rohlf at the Far Rockaway-Mott Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Beach 19 St/Gateway Blvd, 200 feet away, for the Q22 and QM17.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Beach 19 St/Gateway Blvd Q22, QM17
    200 feet
    Q22 QM17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …
  2. QM17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

  1. 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1970.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 19th Street

  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Beach 19th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Gateway Boulevard

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Gateway Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 463554.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 nursing homes or hospices
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 cemetery
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Tiegerman School - Far Rockaway School
    810 feet
  2. Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School
    820 feet
  3. Ralph Hirschkorn Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
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  1. Omni Childhood Center School
    1,230 feet
  2. Congregation Darchei Torah Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cornell Burial Ground Cemetery
    960 feet

Health care

  1. Queens Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    360 feet
  2. St Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore Hospital
    500 feet
  3. Beach Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    500 feet
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  1. Haven Manor Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sorrentino Recreation Center
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,320 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and eight 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 19th Street, Brookhaven Avenue or Gateway Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.