Central Avenue & Nameoke Avenue

Central Avenue and Nameoke Avenue 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. World Harvest Deliverance Center is 600 feet away, and the Engine 264/Engine 328/Ladder 134 firehouse is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Far Rockaway-Mott Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
Nameoke St/Redfern Av · Q22
Within a walk
23 places
12 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Avenue & Nameoke Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Far Rockaway-Mott Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Far Rockaway-Mott Av A
    0.3 miles
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 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, 560 feet away, for the Q22.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nameoke St/Redfern Av Q22
    560 feet
    Q22

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Central Avenue.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

  1. 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 April 2024.

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 879 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2022 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Nameoke Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Nameoke Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Early 20th-century Renaissance Revival, and built between 1910 and 1912.

  1. Engine Companies 264 & 328 / Ladder Company 134 Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. World Harvest Deliverance Center School
    600 feet
  2. The Randolph Holder School for Social Justice School
    600 feet
  3. Challenge Preparatory Middle Charter School
    700 feet
Show all 6
  1. M.S. 053 Brian Piccolo School
    1,230 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Far Rockaway School
    1,230 feet
  3. Village Academy School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Nameoke Park
    250 feet
  2. Nameoke Park Playground
    340 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Rockaway Village Public space
    1,000 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Far Rockaway Library
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Far Rockaway Church of Christ House of worship
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 264/Engine 328/Ladder 134 Fire station
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Avenue or Nameoke Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.