Beach 61st Street & Larkin Avenue
Beach 61st Street and Larkin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 60 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are six public places. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1974, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 60 St, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Beach 60 St A750 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Beach 67 St A0.4 milesA
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, 980 feet away, for the Q121.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 59 St/Rockaway FWY Q121980 feetQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1.3 miles
- 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.9 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 July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11692
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 100
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,600 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
Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
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 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Lucille Rose Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K590 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Beach 59th St Playground800 feet
- Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park870 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 57-17 Shore Front Parkway Older adult center1,090 feet
- Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center1,090 feet
- Arverne Post Office1,180 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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:
- Beach 62nd Street & Larkin Avenue 250 feet
- Beach 60th Street & Larkin Avenue 300 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 61st Street 390 feet
- Beach 62nd Street & Compass Place 430 feet
- Beach 59th Street & Larkin Avenue 510 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 62nd Street 630 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 60th Street 640 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 62nd Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Beach 61st Street or Larkin Avenue.