Beach 44th Street & Hantz Road
Beach 44th Street and Hantz Road meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bayswater Park is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 44 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1972, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 44 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Beach 44 St A0.3 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Coom Barooom” (2011) by Jill Parisi at the Beach 44 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 44 St, 370 feet away, for the Q22, Q121 and QM17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 44 St Q22, Q121, QM17370 feetQ22 Q121 QM17
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
- Q121 …
- QM17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge at Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge & Beach 92nd Street, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.3 miles
- 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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)
- Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
- Elevation
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1972.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the bald cypress.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Beach 44th Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 3 gardens
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Blanche Community Progress Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K400 feet
- Community Parents Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 51,100 feet
- Kids-Centric, Inc Comm Parent Far Ro School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Far Rock Urban Agro-Education Center Garden640 feet
- Edgemere Urban Renewal Park640 feet
- The Garden By The Bay Garden740 feet
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- Edgemere Farm Garden850 feet
- Bayswater Park1,270 feet
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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, 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 45th Street & Hantz Road 230 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 44th Street 360 feet
- Beach 44th Street & Edgemere Drive 400 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 45th Street 590 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 43rd Street 630 feet
- Beach 43rd Street & Edgemere Drive 670 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 46th Street 830 feet
- Beach 44th Street & Norton Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along Beach 44th Street or Hantz Road.