Fernside Place & Elk Drive
Fernside Place and Elk Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Omni Childhood Center is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Beach 25 St A0.4 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av A0.5 milesA
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Past/Present/Future” (2011) by Mauricio Lopez at the Beach 25 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach 20 St/Plainview Av, 790 feet away, for the Q22.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 20 St/Plainview Av Q22790 feetQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.7 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1,060 feet
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 April 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
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Elk Drive
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Fernside Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Ralph Hirschkorn Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K810 feet
- Omni Childhood Center School1,180 feet
- Wave Preparatory Elementary School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grassmere Playground1,100 feet
Health care
- St Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore Hospital790 feet
Houses of worship
- St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church House of worship1,220 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket930 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy740 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Beach 21st Street & Elk Drive 70 feet
- Plainview Avenue & Fernside Place 190 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Elk Drive 300 feet
- Fernside Place & Camp Road 390 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Collier Avenue 500 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Brookhaven Avenue 500 feet
- Beach 20th Street & Elk Drive 540 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Camp Road 650 feet
See every intersection along Elk Drive or Fernside Place.