Beach Channel Drive & Beach 117th Street

Beach Channel Drive and Beach 117th Street meet at a three-way junction in Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Beach Channel Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them parks, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St
860 feet · 3 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Newport Av/Beach 116 St · Q22
Within a walk
7 places
3 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Beach Channel Drive & Beach 117th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St A, S
    860 feet
    A S

Next trains at this station

Inbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. S …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “First on the Beach and Wednesday Night Fireworks” (2008) by KK Kozik at the Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Newport Av/Beach 116 St, 430 feet away, for the Q22.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Newport Av/Beach 116 St Q22 · Shelter
    430 feet
    Q22
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 115-05 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    670 feet
  2. 248 Beach 116th Street Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    0.3 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.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11694
Community board
Queens Community Board 14
City Council district
32
Police precinct
100
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 300 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 1905 and 1935.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the apple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 117th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS

West side of Beach 117th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Beach Channel Drive

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial Revival, and built between 1912 and 1913.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Carleton Manor Child care
    760 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tribute Park
    40 feet
  2. Beach Channel Park
    40 feet
  3. Park at Beach 108 Street Park
    680 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seaside Library
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockaway Park Post Office
    810 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 268/Ladder 137 Fire station
    650 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    710 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    1,270 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    350 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 117th Street or Beach Channel Drive.

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