Beach Channel Drive & Bay 25th Street
Beach Channel Drive and Bay 25th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them schools, and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 360 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Beach 25 St A360 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Past/Present/Future” (2011) by Mauricio Lopez at the Beach 25 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St, 20 feet away, for the Q121.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St Q12120 feetQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Beach Channel Drive.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.6 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2022
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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
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 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 25th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Bay 25th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Academy of Medical Technology: a College Board School630 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School630 feet
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI School630 feet
Show all 5
- Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology School630 feet
- Challenge Preparatory Charter School640 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grassmere Playground990 feet
Health care
- Bezalel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bay 25th Street & Far Rockaway Boulevard 250 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 25th Street 300 feet
- Bay 25th Street & Ocean Crest Boulevard 310 feet
- Brookhaven Avenue & Beach 25th Street 430 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Dickens Street 450 feet
- Dickens Street & Ocean Crest Boulevard 550 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Hartman Lane 580 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Ocean Crest Boulevard 600 feet
See every intersection along Bay 25th Street or Beach Channel Drive.