Beach Channel Drive & Cronston Avenue
Beach Channel Drive and Cronston Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the 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 nine minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St A, S0.5 milesA S
Next trains at this station
Inbound
2 lines- A …
- 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 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 123 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 123 St Q350.3 milesQ35
Next buses at this stop
- Q35 …
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.
- 115-05 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.4 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11694
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 100
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are 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 1929 and 1950.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the hardy rubber tree and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Beach 123rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
West side of Beach 123rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
North side of Beach Channel Drive
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Cronston Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Cronston Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Beach Channel Park40 feet
- Patricia A. Brackley Park120 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 122nd Street 250 feet
- Cronston Avenue & Beach 124th Street 280 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 124th Street 340 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 121st Street 520 feet
- Cronston Avenue & Beach 125th Street 520 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 125th Street 640 feet
- Newport Avenue & Beach 123rd Street 770 feet
- Cronston Avenue & Beach 126th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Beach 123rd Street, Beach Channel Drive or Cronston Avenue.