Bessemund Avenue & Bay 31st Street
Bessemund Avenue and Bay 31st 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. Congregation YMH is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Beach 25 St A0.5 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
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, 0.5 miles away, for the Q121.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St Q1210.5 milesQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
By car
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.7 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1 mile
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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Congregation YMH School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Norton Basin Natural Resource Area Nature area280 feet
- Bayswater Park550 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Wavecrest & Bayswater House of worship1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bay 32nd Street & Bessemund Avenue 130 feet
- Bessemund Avenue & Martin Court 190 feet
- Bessemund Avenue & Bay 30th Street 310 feet
- Bay 32nd Street & Dwight Avenue 480 feet
- Hartman Lane & Bessemund Avenue 570 feet
- Dwight Avenue & Bay 31st Street 580 feet
- Bay 32nd Street & Healy Avenue 590 feet
- Dwight Avenue & Bay 30th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Bay 31st Street or Bessemund Avenue.