Beach Channel Drive & Beach 74th Street
Beach Channel Drive and Beach 74th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 67 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1964 and 2004, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 67 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Beach 67 St A0.3 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “On and Off the Boardwalk” (2011) by Ingo Fast at the Beach 67 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 72 St, 520 feet away, for the Q22.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 72 St Q22520 feetQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
Cycling
- 2 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1.2 miles
- 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11692
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 100
- 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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1964 and 2004.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Beach Channel Drive
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- Bethel Emanuel Temple Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula Nature area950 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket970 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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 73rd Street 240 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 75th Street 250 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 73rd Street 400 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 72nd Street 540 feet
- Amstel Boulevard & Beach 74th Street 620 feet
- Amstel Boulevard & Beach 73rd Street 850 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Rockaway Freeway at Beach 79th Street 870 feet
- Amstel Boulevard & Beach 75th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Beach 74th Street or Beach Channel Drive.