Beach 72nd Street & Hillmeyer Avenue

Beach 72nd Street and Hillmeyer Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Beach Channel Dr/Beach 72 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q22. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge
1.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
0.4 miles
Beach Channel Dr/Beach 72 St · Q22
Within a walk
2 places
1 nature area and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Beach 72nd Street & Hillmeyer Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 72 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q22.

  • 1 route within a ten-minute walk
  1. Beach Channel Dr/Beach 72 St Q22
    0.4 miles
    Q22

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …

Live arrivals

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.

  1. 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    1.8 miles
  3. 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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 two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Beach 72nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Hillmeyer Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Hillmeyer Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 nature area
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary Nature area
    40 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 72nd Street or Hillmeyer Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.