Beach Channel Drive & Beach 59th Street
Beach Channel Drive and Beach 59th Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rockaway Community Park is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 60 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places and three places to eat. A bus lane runs along Beach 59th Street, all day. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 60 St, 610 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Beach 60 St A610 feetA
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 59 St, 90 feet away, for the Q22, Q52 SBS and Q121.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 59 St Q22, Q52 SBS, Q12190 feetQ22 Q52 SBS Q121
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
- Q52 SBS …
- Q121 …
Beach 59th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Beach Channel Drive.
- 5 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1 mile
- 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.7 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 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 foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11692
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 100 and 101 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
- Elevation
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Red Jewel' crabapple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2024 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Beach Channel Drive
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Beach Channel Drive
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 career or business center
- 1 community center
- 1 garden
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Goldie Maple Academy School860 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Arverne Gardens Garden140 feet
- Rockaway Community Park150 feet
- Cardozo Playground1,030 feet
Community centers and public services
- Arverne Post Office220 feet
- Ocean Bay Community Center710 feet
- Older adult center at 57-17 Shore Front Parkway Older adult center1,220 feet
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- Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 58th Street 330 feet
- Arverne Boulevard & Beach 59th Street 390 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 57th Street 590 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Arverne Boulevard 600 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 59th Street 600 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 59th Street 710 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 62nd Street 730 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 56th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Beach 59th Street or Beach Channel Drive.