Central Avenue & Minton Street
Central Avenue and Minton Street meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nameoke Park Playground is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, six of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1961, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Far Rockaway-Mott Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av A0.5 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 Central Av/Virginia St, 650 feet away, for the Q113.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Central Av/Virginia St Q113650 feetQ113
Next buses at this stop
- Q113 …
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.6 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Central Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Randolph Holder School for Social Justice School630 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Nameoke Park Playground1,150 feet
- Nameoke Park1,280 feet
Health care
- Far Rockaway Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice830 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Russell Sage Memorial Church Listed historic place470 feet
Houses of worship
- First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway House of worship380 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Central Avenue & Beach 12th Street 10 feet
- Augustina Avenue & Minton Street 200 feet
- Central Avenue & Beach 9th Street 270 feet
- Beach 12th Street & Augustina Avenue 280 feet
- Central Avenue & Wheatley Street 420 feet
- Brunswick Avenue & Minton Street 480 feet
- Central Avenue & Sage Street 490 feet
- Beach 9th Street & Alonzo Road 550 feet
See every intersection along Central Avenue or Minton Street.