Hartman Lane & Bessemund Avenue

Hartman Lane and Bessemund Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, six of them schools. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Hartman Lane & Bessemund Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Beach 25 St A
    0.4 miles
    A

Next trains at this station

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

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 Channel Dr/Beach 25 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q121.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St Q121
    0.3 miles
    Q121

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q121 …

Live arrivals

By car

  1. 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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)
Far Rockaway-Bayswater
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2015, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Hartman Lane

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 nature area
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Congregation YMH School
    680 feet
  2. Academy of Medical Technology: a College Board School
    1,020 feet
  3. Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School
    1,020 feet
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  1. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI School
    1,020 feet
  2. Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology School
    1,020 feet
  3. Challenge Preparatory Charter School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Norton Basin Natural Resource Area Nature area
    850 feet
  2. Bayswater Park
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Young Israel of Wavecrest & Bayswater House of worship
    590 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 27-16 Healy Avenue Older adult center
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

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