Cornaga Avenue & Beach 20th Street

Cornaga Avenue and Beach 20th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Far Rockaway Teen Library is 100 feet away, and Queens Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Beach 20th Street.

Safety record
6 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Far Rockaway-Mott Av
1,180 feet · 4 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Beach 20 St/Cornaga Av · Q22, QM17
Within a walk
22 places
11 religious buildings, 2 libraries and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cornaga Avenue & Beach 20th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Far Rockaway-Mott Av, 1,180 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Far Rockaway-Mott Av A
    1,180 feet
    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 Beach 20 St/Cornaga Av, 100 feet away, for the Q22 and QM17.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Beach 20 St/Cornaga Av Q22, QM17
    100 feet
    Q22 QM17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …
  2. QM17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Beach 20th Street.

  • 37 bicycle racks 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
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
27 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.

Since 2014 at least 1,250 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 20th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Beach 20th Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Cornaga Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Cornaga Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 464072 and 464298.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 2 libraries
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York Career Training School Trade or language school
    420 feet
  2. Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Beach 20th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    460 feet
  2. Beach 21st Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,090 feet

Health care

  1. Queens Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Far Rockaway Teen Library
    100 feet
  2. Far Rockaway Library
    850 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship
    490 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sorrentino Recreation Center
    530 feet
  2. Far Rockaway Post Office Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 264/Engine 328/Ladder 134 Fire station
    910 feet
  2. 101st Precinct Police station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    960 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 18 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:

See every intersection along Beach 20th Street or Cornaga 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.