Edgemere Avenue & Beach 44th Street
Edgemere Avenue and Beach 44th Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Arverne East Nature Preserve is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 44 St, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2004 and 2018, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 44 St, 110 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Beach 44 St A110 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Beach 36 St A0.4 milesA
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Coom Barooom” (2011) by Jill Parisi at the Beach 44 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 44 St, 1,100 feet away, for the Q22, Q121 and QM17.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 44 St Q22, Q121, QM17 · Shelter1,100 feetQ22 Q121 QM17
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
- Q121 …
- QM17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge at Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge & Beach 92nd Street, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.4 miles
- 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
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)
- Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2004 and 2018.
Since 2014 at least 228 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 gardens
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- Blanche Community Progress Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Arverne East Nature Preserve Nature area50 feet
- Edgemere Urban Renewal Park980 feet
- Edgemere Farm Garden990 feet
Show all 5
- Far Rock Urban Agro-Education Center Garden1,170 feet
- Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 44th Street 70 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 44th Street 330 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 43rd Street 530 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 45th Street 560 feet
- Beach 44th Street & Reinhart Road 590 feet
- Edgemere Avenue & Beach 47th Street 710 feet
- Edgemere Avenue & Beach 41st Street 730 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 47th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Beach 44th Street or Edgemere Avenue.