Edgemere Avenue & Beach 47th Street
Edgemere Avenue and Beach 47th Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 15,645 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Arverne East Nature Preserve is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 44 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them gardens, and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 44 St, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Beach 44 St A540 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
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, 0.3 miles away, for the Q22, Q121 and QM17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 44 St Q22, Q121, QM170.3 milesQ22 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, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.6 miles
- 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 15,645 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 31st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 8,670 more were issued.
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
- 7 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.
Since 2014 at least 228 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 gardens
- 2 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 nature area
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Arverne East Nature Preserve Nature area80 feet
- Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park510 feet
- Edgemere Farm Garden1,070 feet
Show all 5
- Edgemere Urban Renewal Park1,140 feet
- Far Rock Urban Agro-Education Center Garden1,210 feet
Health care
- Rockaway Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,210 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 47/Engine 265/Ladder 121 Fire station670 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 47th Street 70 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 47th Street 310 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 48th Street 540 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 46th Street 540 feet
- Edgemere Avenue & Beach 44th Street 710 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 45th Street 780 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 44th Street 780 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 49th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Beach 47th Street or Edgemere Avenue.