Neilson Street & Dinsmore Avenue
Neilson Street and Dinsmore Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Village Academy is 710 feet away. The nearest subway, Far Rockaway-Mott Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 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 Cornaga Av/Rose St, 1,030 feet away, for the Q113 and Q114.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cornaga Av/Rose St Q113, Q1141,030 feetQ113 Q114
Next buses at this stop
- Q113 …
- Q114 …
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.6 miles
- 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2022.
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
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and March 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Dinsmore Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Dinsmore Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Neilson Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Neilson Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 6 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Little Friends Gan Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K430 feet
- M.S. 053 Brian Piccolo School710 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Far Rockaway School710 feet
Show all 7
- Village Academy School710 feet
- Talmud Torah Siach Yitzchok School720 feet
- The Randolph Holder School for Social Justice School1,030 feet
- World Harvest Deliverance Center School1,120 feet
Community centers and public services
- Far Rockaway Post Office Listed historic place1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Beach 12th Street & Dinsmore Avenue 270 feet
- Nameoke Street & Bayport Place 350 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Neilson Street 670 feet
- Neilson Street & Channing Road 680 feet
- Beach 9th Street & Dinsmore Avenue 740 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Gateway Boulevard 820 feet
- Central Avenue & Neilson Street 940 feet
- Beach 12th Street & Channing Road 950 feet
See every intersection along Dinsmore Avenue or Neilson Street.