Beach 21st Street & Elk Drive
Beach 21st Street and Elk Drive meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Beach 25 St A0.4 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av A0.4 milesA
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Past/Present/Future” (2011) by Mauricio Lopez at the Beach 25 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach 20 St/Plainview Av, 860 feet away, for the Q22.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 20 St/Plainview Av Q22860 feetQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.7 miles
- 20-38 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 April 2023.
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
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1950 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Ralph Hirschkorn Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
- Wave Preparatory Elementary School1,220 feet
- Omni Childhood Center School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grassmere Playground1,030 feet
Health care
- St Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore Hospital860 feet
Houses of worship
- St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship1,150 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket990 feet
- Key Food Supermarket1,290 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fernside Place & Elk Drive 70 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Elk Drive 240 feet
- Plainview Avenue & Fernside Place 250 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Collier Avenue 430 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Brookhaven Avenue 430 feet
- Fernside Place & Camp Road 460 feet
- Beach 20th Street & Elk Drive 610 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Camp Road 720 feet
See every intersection along Beach 21st Street or Elk Drive.