Beach 72nd Street & De Costa Avenue
Beach 72nd Street and De Costa Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Beach Channel Dr/Beach 72 St, is 0.5 miles away for the Q22. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them nature areas. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 72 St, 0.5 miles away, for the Q22.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 72 St Q220.5 milesQ22
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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1.8 miles
- 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nature areas
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary Nature area30 feet
- Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary Nature area1,070 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Beach 72nd Street & Bayfield Avenue 250 feet
- Beach 72nd Street & Hillmeyer Avenue 250 feet
- Almeda Avenue & Beach 72nd Street 500 feet
- Beach 69th Street & De Costa Avenue 700 feet
- Beach 72nd Street & Burchell Avenue 750 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Bayfield Avenue 940 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Hillmeyer Avenue 940 feet
- Beach 72nd Street & Elizabeth Avenue 1,000 feet
See every intersection along Beach 72nd Street or De Costa Avenue.