Beach 9th Street & Empire Avenue
Beach 9th Street and Empire Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bnos Bais Yaakov of Far Rockaway is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Beach 9 St/Cornaga Av, is 210 feet away for the Q113 and Q114, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, six of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Beach 9 St/Cornaga Av, 210 feet away, for the Q113 and Q114.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 9 St/Cornaga Av Q113, Q114210 feetQ113 Q114
Next buses at this stop
- Q113 …
- Q114 …
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.7 miles
- 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2025
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11691
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 101
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Far Rockaway-Bayswater
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Beach 9th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Talmud Torah Siach Yitzchok School460 feet
- Mesivta Shaarei Chaim School710 feet
- Bnos Bais Yaakov Sherry Garber Pre School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5900 feet
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- Little Friends Gan Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K910 feet
- Bnos Bais Yaakov of Far Rockaway School1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cornaga Avenue & Beach 9th Street 150 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Rose Street 350 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Mobile Road 400 feet
- Beach 9th Street & Dorian Court 410 feet
- Beach 9th Street & Dinsmore Avenue 430 feet
- Beach 9th Street & Garden Court 450 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Gateway Boulevard 520 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Neilson Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Beach 9th Street or Empire Avenue.