Newport Avenue & Beach 123rd Street
Newport Avenue and Beach 123rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Memorial Circle is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them parks. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St A, S0.4 milesA S
Next trains at this station
Inbound
2 lines- A …
- S …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “First on the Beach and Wednesday Night Fireworks” (2008) by KK Kozik at the Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 123 St, 720 feet away, for the Q35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 123 St Q35720 feetQ35
Next buses at this stop
- Q35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge at Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge & Beach 92nd Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 115-05 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.4 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.6 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 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11694
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 100
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1929 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Beach 123rd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
West side of Beach 123rd Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 2 religious buildings
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Beach Channel Park810 feet
- Patricia A. Brackley Park890 feet
- Memorial Circle1,180 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Newport Avenue & Beach 122nd Street 250 feet
- Newport Avenue & Beach 124th Street 250 feet
- Newport Avenue & Beach 125th Street 500 feet
- Newport Avenue & Beach 121st Street 500 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 123rd Street 660 feet
- Newport Avenue & Beach 120th Street 750 feet
- Newport Avenue & Beach 126th Street 750 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Cronston Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along Beach 123rd Street or Newport Avenue.