Norton Avenue & Beach 36th Street
Norton Avenue and Beach 36th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Healing Garden is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 36 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1976 and 2016, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 36 St, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Beach 36 St A840 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Convergence 1&2” (2011) by George Bates at the Beach 36 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 36 St, 550 feet away, for the Q22, Q121 and QM17.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 36 St Q22, Q121, QM17550 feetQ22 Q121 QM17
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
- Q121 …
- QM17 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1,210 feet
- 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1976 and 2016.
Since 2014 at least 300 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Beach 36th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Beach 36th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Norton Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Norton Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bayswater Park50 feet
- The Healing Garden240 feet
- Norton Basin Natural Resource Area Nature area1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- St Gertrudes Church House of worship970 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Norton Avenue & Beach 37th Street 280 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 36th Street 500 feet
- Norton Avenue & Beach 38th Street 540 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 35th Street 730 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 37th Street 780 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Rockaway Beach Boulevard at Seagirt Boulevard 830 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 35th Street 830 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 35th Street 920 feet
See every intersection along Beach 36th Street or Norton Avenue.