Beach 68th Street & Elizabeth Avenue
Beach 68th Street and Elizabeth Avenue 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. P.S./M.s 042 R. Vernam is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 67 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 67 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Beach 67 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 “On and Off the Boardwalk” (2011) by Ingo Fast at the Beach 67 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 69 St, 1,250 feet away, for the Q22.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 69 St Q221,250 feetQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1.6 miles
- 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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 May 2024.
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
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Elizabeth Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Elizabeth Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Battalion Christian Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
- P.S./M.s 042 R. Vernam School1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Almeda Playground1,200 feet
Health care
- Resort Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice820 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Thursby Avenue & Beach 68th Street 250 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Elizabeth Avenue 270 feet
- Almeda Avenue & Beach 68th Street 500 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Thursby Avenue 520 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Burchell Avenue 520 feet
- Beach 67th Street & Thursby Avenue 530 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Hessler Avenue 770 feet
- Almeda Avenue & Beach 69th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Beach 68th Street or Elizabeth Avenue.