Brookhaven Avenue & Aztec Place
Brookhaven Avenue and Aztec Place meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Academy of Medical Technology: a College Board School is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them schools, and one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1932 and 1965, 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, 330 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Beach 25 St A330 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 Channel Dr/Beach 25 St, 640 feet away, for the Q121.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St Q121640 feetQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.7 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1932 and 1965.
Trees
Thirteen 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- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Aztec Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Wave Preparatory Elementary School800 feet
- Academy of Medical Technology: a College Board School1,270 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School1,270 feet
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- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI School1,270 feet
- Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology School1,270 feet
- Challenge Preparatory Charter School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grassmere Playground360 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and five 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 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Far Rockaway Boulevard & Aztec Place 170 feet
- Brookhaven Avenue & Beach 25th Street 200 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Far Rockaway Boulevard 260 feet
- Grassmere Terrace & Aztec Place 310 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 25th Street 340 feet
- Grassmere Terrace & Hanson Court 370 feet
- Bay 25th Street & Far Rockaway Boulevard 390 feet
- Brookhaven Avenue & Beach 28th Street 470 feet
See every intersection along Aztec Place or Brookhaven Avenue.