Beach Channel Drive & Rockaway Freeway

Beach Channel Drive and Rockaway Freeway meet at a three-way junction in Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Park at Beach 108 Street is 100 feet away, and Rockaway Park Post Office is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and three places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
Beach Channel Dr/Rockaway Ferry · Q22, Q35
Within a walk
4 places
2 parks, 1 ferry landing and 1 more kind, 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 Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St A, S
    0.3 miles
    A S

Next trains at this station

Inbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. S …

Also within a walk

  1. Beach 105 St A, S
    0.4 miles
    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 Beach Channel Dr/Rockaway Ferry, 750 feet away, for the Q22 and Q35.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Beach Channel Dr/Rockaway Ferry Q22, Q35
    750 feet
    Q22 Q35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …
  2. Q35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 112-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    230 feet
  2. 108-10 Rockaway Beach Drive Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11694
Community board
Queens Community Board 14
City Council district
32
Police precinct
100
Elevation
7 feet above sea level

Homes

About 50 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1930.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

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.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 1 post office

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Park at Beach 108 Street Park
    100 feet
  2. Tribute Park
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockaway Park Post Office
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    510 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,180 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Other places

  1. Rockaway Ferry Landing
    1,100 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and seven 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 nearest corners on foot, with walking distances:

See every intersection along Beach Channel Drive or Rockaway Freeway.

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