Briar Place & Deerfield Road
Briar Place and Deerfield Road meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Wave Preparatory Elementary School is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Beach 25 St A1,300 feetA
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 20 St/Plainview Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q22.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 20 St/Plainview Av Q220.3 milesQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.8 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1,080 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1960.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Heritage' river birch.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Briar Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Deerfield Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Wave Preparatory Elementary School730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grassmere Playground270 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,310 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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Briar Place & Collier Avenue 230 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Deerfield Road 240 feet
- Camp Road & Briar Place 250 feet
- Collier Avenue & Hanson Court 320 feet
- Beach 25th Street & Deerfield Road 420 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Camp Road 430 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Collier Avenue 610 feet
- Camp Road & Beach 25th Street 620 feet
See every intersection along Briar Place or Deerfield Road.