Central Avenue & Virginia Street
Central Avenue and Virginia Street meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Far Rockaway Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is 270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Central Av/Virginia St, is 140 feet away for the Q113, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Central Av/Virginia St, 140 feet away, for the Q113.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Central Av/Virginia St Q113140 feetQ113
Next buses at this stop
- Q113 …
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.7 miles
- 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Central Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Central Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
West side of Virginia Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Health care
- Far Rockaway Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice270 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Russell Sage Memorial Church Listed historic place720 feet
Houses of worship
- First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway House of worship510 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Central Avenue & Sage Street 330 feet
- Virginia Street & Brunswick Avenue 460 feet
- Central Avenue & Beach 9th Street 550 feet
- Virginia Street & Alonzo Road 570 feet
- Sage Street & Alonzo Road 630 feet
- Brunswick Avenue & Sage Street 790 feet
- Central Avenue & Beach 12th Street 810 feet
- Central Avenue & Minton Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Central Avenue or Virginia Street.