Beach Channel Drive & Dickens Street
Beach Channel Drive and Dickens Street meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI is 990 feet away, and Challenge Preparatory Charter School is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them schools, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Beach 25 St A810 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av A0.5 milesA
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Past/Present/Future” (2011) by Mauricio Lopez at the Beach 25 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St, 440 feet away, for the Q121.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St Q121440 feetQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Beach Channel Drive.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.5 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
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)
- Far Rockaway-Bayswater
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1988.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Beach Channel Drive
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 3 religious buildings
Schools and child care
- Academy of Medical Technology: a College Board School990 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School990 feet
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI School990 feet
Show all 5
- Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology School990 feet
- Challenge Preparatory Charter School1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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 of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Dickens Street & Ocean Crest Boulevard 100 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Ocean Crest Boulevard 150 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Ocean Crest Boulevard 260 feet
- Gipson Street & Far Rockaway Boulevard 400 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Dickens Street 420 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Gipson Street 440 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Bay 25th Street 450 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Gipson Street 570 feet
See every intersection along Beach Channel Drive or Dickens Street.