Brunswick Avenue & Wheatley Street
Brunswick Avenue and Wheatley Street meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Far Rockaway Church of Christ is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1961, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Far Rockaway-Mott Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av A0.4 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 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 Nameoke St/Redfern Av, 760 feet away, for the Q22.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nameoke St/Redfern Av Q22760 feetQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.4 miles
- 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.1 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 August 2023.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1961.
Since 2014 at least 199 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Brunswick Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Randolph Holder School for Social Justice School690 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Nameoke Park Playground690 feet
- Nameoke Park730 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Russell Sage Memorial Church Listed historic place1,070 feet
Houses of worship
- First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway House of worship1,100 feet
- Far Rockaway Church of Christ House of worship1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Augustina Avenue & Wheatley Street 270 feet
- Brunswick Avenue & Minton Street 420 feet
- Central Avenue & Wheatley Street 480 feet
- Brunswick Avenue & Nameoke Avenue 670 feet
- Augustina Avenue & Minton Street 690 feet
- Nameoke Avenue & Village Lane 780 feet
- Beach 12th Street & Brunswick Avenue 810 feet
- Central Avenue & Neilson Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Brunswick Avenue or Wheatley Street.