Beach Channel Drive & Dix Avenue

Beach Channel Drive and Dix Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Far Rockaway Church of Christ is 670 feet away. The nearest subway, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2005 and 2020, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
20 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Far Rockaway-Mott Av
870 feet · 3 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
Mott Av/Redfern Av · Q114, Q121
Within a walk
12 places
9 religious buildings, 1 library and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Beach Channel Drive & Dix Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Far Rockaway-Mott Av, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Far Rockaway-Mott Av A
    870 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Respite” (2011) by Jason Rohlf at the Far Rockaway-Mott Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Mott Av/Redfern Av, 650 feet away, for the Q114 and Q121.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Mott Av/Redfern Av Q114, Q121
    650 feet
    Q114 Q121

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q114 …
  2. Q121 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Beach Channel Drive.

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

  1. 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 6 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
11691
Community board
Queens Community Board 14
City Council district
31
Police precinct
101
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Far Rockaway-Bayswater
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2005 and 2020.

Since 2014 at least 685 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach Channel Drive

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Beach Channel Drive

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Dix Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Dix Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Dix Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Dix Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 463337.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 public space

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Rockaway Village Public space
    810 feet
  2. Beach 21st Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,000 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Far Rockaway Library
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Far Rockaway Church of Christ House of worship
    670 feet
  2. First Church of God Far Rockaway House of worship
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    140 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach Channel Drive or Dix Avenue.

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