Beach 59th Street & Boardwalk
Beach 59th Street and Boardwalk meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. The corner stands inside Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Beach 59th St Playground is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 60 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are six public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Boardwalk.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 60 St, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Beach 60 St A1,310 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Beaches of New York City” (2011) by Simon Levenson at the Beach 60 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach 59 St/Rockaway FWY, 0.3 miles away, for the Q121.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 59 St/Rockaway FWY Q1210.3 milesQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Boardwalk.
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 August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11692
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 100 and 101 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,300 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 in 1974.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Moraine' sweetgum and the pine.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 career or business center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
This corner stands inside Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk.
Schools and child care
- Lucille Rose Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K580 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Parksurrounds this corner
- Beach 59th St Playground30 feet
- Arverne East Nature Preserve Nature area830 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 57-17 Shore Front Parkway Older adult center1,250 feet
- Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center1,250 feet
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Beach 60th Street & Boardwalk 200 feet
- Beach Front Road & Beach 60th Street 300 feet
- Beach 61st Street & Boardwalk 450 feet
- Beach Front Road & Beach 61st Street 550 feet
- Beach 59th Street & Larkin Avenue 670 feet
- Beach 62nd Street & Boardwalk 710 feet
- Beach Front Road & Beach 62nd Street 800 feet
- Beach 60th Street & Larkin Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along Beach 59th Street or Boardwalk.