Edgemere Avenue & Beach 54th Street

Edgemere Avenue and Beach 54th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Arverne East Nature Preserve is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 60 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, two of them playgrounds. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
11 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 60 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
1,200 feet
Beach Channel Dr/Beach 54 St · Q22, Q52 SBS, QM15
Within a walk
12 places
2 playgrounds, 2 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Edgemere Avenue & Beach 54th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 60 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Beach 60 St A
    0.3 miles
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …
Far Rockaway
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. Beach 44 St A
    0.4 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Beaches of New York City” (2011) by Simon Levenson at the Beach 60 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 54 St, 1,200 feet away, for the Q22, Q52 SBS and QM15.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Beach Channel Dr/Beach 54 St Q22, Q52 SBS, QM15 · Shelter
    1,200 feet
    Q22 Q52 SBS QM15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …
  2. Q52 SBS …
  3. QM15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

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, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.

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

Trees

Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bethel Emanuel Temple Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Arverne East Nature Preserve Nature area
    60 feet
  2. Arverne Playground
    350 feet
  3. Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park
    600 feet
Show all 4
  1. Cardozo Playground
    750 feet

Health care

  1. Lawrence Nursing Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    990 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Arverne Library
    550 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ocean Side Apartments Community Center
    780 feet
  2. Older adult center at 57-17 Shore Front Parkway Older adult center
    1,190 feet
  3. Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,190 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Arverne E Nature Preserve Path, Beach 54th Street or Edgemere Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.