Central Avenue & Neilson Street

Central Avenue and Neilson Street meet at a three-way junction 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. First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Far Rockaway-Mott Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Nameoke St/Redfern Av · Q22
Within a walk
19 places
11 religious buildings, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Avenue & Neilson Street 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 seven 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, 870 feet away, for the Q22.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …

Live arrivals

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
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 525 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Neilson Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Randolph Holder School for Social Justice School
    300 feet
  2. World Harvest Deliverance Center School
    910 feet
  3. Challenge Preparatory Middle Charter School
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Nameoke Park
    550 feet
  2. Nameoke Park Playground
    650 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Rockaway Village Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Russell Sage Memorial Church Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway House of worship
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 264/Engine 328/Ladder 134 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Avenue or Neilson Street.

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