Beach Channel Drive & Far Rockaway Boulevard
Beach Channel Drive and Far Rockaway Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Bezalel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 36 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 36 St, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Beach 36 St A740 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Beach 25 St A0.3 milesA
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Convergence 1&2” (2011) by George Bates at the Beach 36 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 35 St, 530 feet away, for the Q22, Q121 and QM17.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 35 St Q22, Q121, QM17530 feetQ22 Q121 QM17
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
- Q121 …
- QM17 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Beach Channel Drive.
- 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, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.3 miles
- 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 300 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Beach Channel Drive
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of Far Rockaway Boulevard
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Far Rockaway Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Lighthouse Elementary School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bayswater Park130 feet
- Bayswater Playground630 feet
- The Healing Garden690 feet
Health care
- Bezalel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice890 feet
Houses of worship
- St Gertrudes Church House of worship1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket720 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 34th Street 220 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Rockaway Beach Boulevard at Seagirt Boulevard 380 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Seagirt Boulevard 450 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 35th Street 470 feet
- Far Rockaway Boulevard & Beach 32nd Street 470 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 35th Street 520 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 35th Street 600 feet
- Edgemere Avenue & Beach 34th Street 740 feet
See every intersection along Beach Channel Drive or Far Rockaway Boulevard.