Beach Channel Drive & Rockaway Freeway

Beach Channel Drive and Rockaway Freeway 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. Beach 21st Street Plaza is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Far Rockaway-Mott Av
980 feet · 4 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
Mott Av/Redfern Av · Q114, Q121
Within a walk
4 places
3 religious buildings and 1 pedestrian plaza, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Beach Channel Drive & Rockaway Freeway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Far Rockaway-Mott Av, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Far Rockaway-Mott Av A
    980 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. Beach 25 St A
    0.5 miles
    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, 750 feet away, for the Q114 and Q121.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q114 …
  2. Q121 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Beach Channel Drive.

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

  1. 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    1,110 feet
  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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 687 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Beach Channel Drive (west side).

North side of Beach Channel Drive

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Beach Channel Drive

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Rockaway Freeway

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 454120, 455829 and 462374.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 pedestrian plaza

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Beach 21st Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    860 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and ten 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach Channel Drive or Rockaway Freeway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.