Norton Avenue & Beach 37th Street
Norton Avenue and Beach 37th 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. Bayswater Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 36 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1976 and 2003, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 36 St, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Beach 36 St A1,120 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, 730 feet away, for the Q22, Q121 and QM17.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 36 St Q22, Q121, QM17730 feetQ22 Q121 QM17
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
- Q121 …
- QM17 …
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, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station940 feet
- 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.8 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 700 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 2003.
Since 2014 at least 146 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Beach 37th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Beach 37th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 garden
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bayswater Park40 feet
- The Healing Garden520 feet
- Norton Basin Natural Resource Area Nature area1,000 feet
Houses of worship
- St Gertrudes Church House of worship700 feet
Community centers and public services
- Beach 41st Community Center1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Norton Avenue & Beach 38th Street 260 feet
- Norton Avenue & Beach 36th Street 280 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 37th Street 500 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 38th Street 760 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 36th Street 780 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 39th Street 990 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 35th Street 1,020 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Rockaway Beach Boulevard at Seagirt Boulevard 1,110 feet
See every intersection along Beach 37th Street or Norton Avenue.