Beach 72nd Street & Hessler Avenue
Beach 72nd Street and Hessler 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. Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary is 1,290 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, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1960, 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Beach 67 St A0.4 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 72 St, 1,010 feet away, for the Q22.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 72 St Q221,010 feetQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1.5 miles
- 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 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 April 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
- 4 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1920 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hessler Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Hessler Avenue
- No parking 5 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.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 nature areas
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Bethel Emanuel Temple Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula Nature area1,160 feet
- Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary Nature area1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change 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 72nd Street & Gouverneur Avenue 250 feet
- Thursby Avenue & Beach 72nd Street 250 feet
- Beach 72nd Street & Elizabeth Avenue 500 feet
- Beach 72nd Street & Amstel Boulevard 520 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Hessler Avenue 700 feet
- Beach 72nd Street & Burchell Avenue 750 feet
- Amstel Boulevard & Beach 73rd Street 760 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Amstel Boulevard 880 feet
See every intersection along Beach 72nd Street or Hessler Avenue.