Beach Channel Drive & Beach 53rd Street
Beach Channel Drive and Beach 53rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Ocean Bay Apartments (Oceanside) development. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 41 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Arverne Library is 890 feet away, and Ocean Side Apartments Community Center is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 60 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 60 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Beach 60 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 “The Beaches of New York City” (2011) by Simon Levenson at the Beach 60 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 54 St, 330 feet away, for the Q22, Q52 SBS and QM15.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 54 St Q22, Q52 SBS, QM15 · Shelter330 feetQ22 Q52 SBS QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
- Q52 SBS …
- QM15 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Beach Channel Drive.
- 9 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, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.7 miles
- 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 May 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 41 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,844th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 19 more were issued.
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)
- Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Ocean Bay Apartments (Oceanside) development.
Since 2014 at least 431 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Beach Channel Drive
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 community centers
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 105 the Bay School830 feet
- Goldie Maple Academy School1,100 feet
- Bethel Emanuel Temple Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Conch Playground810 feet
- Rockaway Community Park970 feet
- Arverne Playground1,300 feet
Health care
- Lawrence Nursing Care Center Nursing home or hospice450 feet
- Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice780 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Arverne Library890 feet
Community centers and public services
- Ocean Side Apartments Community Center910 feet
- Ocean Bay Community Center1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 52nd Street 250 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 54th Street 260 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 51st Street 500 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 56th Street 740 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 50th Street 750 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 53rd Street 890 feet
- Elizabeth Avenue & Beach 51st Street 930 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 57th Street 1,020 feet
See every intersection along Beach 53rd Street or Beach Channel Drive.