Beach 20th Street & Elk Drive
Beach 20th Street and Elk Drive meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore is 250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Beach 20 St/Plainview Av, is 400 feet away for the Q22, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Beach 20 St/Plainview Av, 400 feet away, for the Q22.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 20 St/Plainview Av Q22400 feetQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.8 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Beach 20th Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Elk Drive
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Schools and child care
- Ralph Hirschkorn Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K270 feet
- Omni Childhood Center School740 feet
- Tiegerman School - Far Rockaway School890 feet
Health care
- St Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore Hospital250 feet
- Queens Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship1,040 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch730 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket720 feet
- Key Food Supermarket1,060 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy590 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and eight 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Beach 20th Street & Plainview Avenue 330 feet
- Beach 20th Street & Brookhaven Avenue 470 feet
- Fernside Place & Elk Drive 540 feet
- Beach 21st Street & Elk Drive 610 feet
- Beach 19th Street & Plainview Avenue 720 feet
- Plainview Avenue & Fernside Place 730 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Elk Drive 840 feet
- New Haven Avenue & Beach 20th Street 920 feet
See every intersection along Beach 20th Street or Elk Drive.