Beach Channel Drive & Beach 86th Street

Beach Channel Drive and Beach 86th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hammel Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 90 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them gardens, and seven places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 90 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 88 St · Q22
Within a walk
7 places
2 gardens, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Beach Channel Drive & Beach 86th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 90 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beach 90 St A, S
    0.3 miles
    A S

Next trains at this station

Inbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. S …
Rockaway Park
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. S …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Surf Station 90” (2011) by Michael Miller at the Beach 90 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 88 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q22.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 88 St Q22
    0.3 miles
    Q22

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …

Live arrivals

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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11693
Community board
Queens Community Board 14
City Council district
32
Police precinct
100
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
Elevation
7 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 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 86th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Beach Channel Drive

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Police Athletic League Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc Far Rockaway School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bay Breeze Park
    520 feet
  2. Bay 84th Street Community Garden
    670 feet
  3. We Rose In Together Community Garden - Hammel Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    690 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hammel Playground
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,100 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 86th Street or Beach Channel Drive.

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