Hicksville Road & Beach 8th Street
Hicksville Road and Beach 8th Street meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Yeshiva of Far Rockaway is 160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Beach 9 St/Hicksville Rd, is 430 feet away for the Q114, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them schools. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Beach 9 St/Hicksville Rd, 430 feet away, for the Q114.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 9 St/Hicksville Rd Q114430 feetQ114
Next buses at this stop
- Q114 …
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.9 miles
- 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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)
- Far Rockaway-Bayswater
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 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 September 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hicksville Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 schools
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Far Rockaway School160 feet
- P.S. 197 the Ocean School220 feet
- Torah Academy for Girls High School550 feet
Show all 7
- Bnos Bais Yaakov Sherry Garber Pre School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5880 feet
- Bnos Bais Yaakov of Far Rockaway School930 feet
- Torah Academy for Girls-Elementary School1,200 feet
- Mesivta Shaarei Chaim School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lanett Playground220 feet
Houses of worship
- Khal Machzikei Torah Synagogue House of worship860 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Lanett Avenue & Beach 8th Street 350 feet
- Beach 9th Street & Hicksville Road 440 feet
- Hicksville Road & Elvira Avenue 470 feet
- Lanett Avenue & Beach 7th Street 580 feet
- Elvira Avenue & Oak Drive 620 feet
- Beach 9th Street & Frisco Avenue 630 feet
- Hicksville Road & Beach 6th Street 650 feet
- Frisco Avenue & Elvira Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along Beach 8th Street or Hicksville Road.