Cornaga Avenue & Morse Court

Cornaga Avenue and Morse Court 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. Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Far Rockaway-Mott Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Cornaga Av/Mott Av · Q113, Q114
Within a walk
25 places
9 religious buildings, 4 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cornaga Avenue & Morse Court 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 Cornaga Av/Mott Av, 360 feet away, for the Q113 and Q114.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cornaga Av/Mott Av Q113, Q114 · Shelter
    360 feet
    Q113 Q114
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q113 …
  2. Q114 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 316 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Cornaga Avenue

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Morse Court

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival. They were built between 1927 and 1928.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 libraries
  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 1 cemetery
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School
    730 feet
  2. M.S. 053 Brian Piccolo School
    910 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Far Rockaway School
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. Village Academy School
    910 feet
  2. New York Career Training School Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  3. Little Friends Gan Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cornell Burial Ground Cemetery
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Beach 20th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,180 feet

Health care

  1. Queens Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,100 feet
  2. Haven Manor Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Far Rockaway Teen Library
    820 feet
  2. Trinity Chapel Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Far Rockaway Library
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Sorrentino Recreation Center
    180 feet
  2. Far Rockaway Post Office Listed historic place
    370 feet

Fire and police

  1. 101st Precinct Police station · landmark
    430 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    240 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cornaga Avenue.

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