Mott Avenue & Dickens Street
Mott Avenue and Dickens Street meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bayswater Jewish Center is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Far Rockaway-Mott Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av A0.4 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Respite” (2011) by Jason Rohlf at the Far Rockaway-Mott Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay 28 St/Westbourne Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q22.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay 28 St/Westbourne Av Q220.3 milesQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.4 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Dickens Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Dickens Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Mott Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Mott Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Westbourne Playground860 feet
Houses of worship
- Bayswater Jewish Center House of worship580 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Mott Avenue & Bayswater Avenue 110 feet
- Mott Avenue & Samantha Drive 320 feet
- Mott Avenue & Eggert Place 340 feet
- Dickens Street & Healy Avenue 440 feet
- Bay 24th Street & Bayswater Avenue 490 feet
- Mott Avenue & Bay 24th Street 500 feet
- Mott Avenue & Gipson Street 530 feet
- Dickens Street & Ives Court 660 feet
See every intersection along Dickens Street or Mott Avenue.