Norton Avenue & Beach 45th Street
Norton Avenue and Beach 45th Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Conch Playground is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 44 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them gardens. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the bur oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 44 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Beach 44 St A0.4 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Coom Barooom” (2011) by Jill Parisi at the Beach 44 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 44 St, 1,240 feet away, for the Q22, Q121 and QM17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 44 St Q22, Q121, QM171,240 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, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.6 miles
- 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 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)
- Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
- Elevation
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the bur oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Beach 45th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Norton Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 gardens
- 3 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Blanche Community Progress Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rockaway Community Park620 feet
- The Garden By The Bay Garden920 feet
- Far Rock Urban Agro-Education Center Garden1,060 feet
Show all 7
- Edgemere Urban Renewal Park1,060 feet
- Bayswater Park1,210 feet
- Conch Playground1,240 feet
- Edgemere Farm Garden1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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:
- Beach 46th Street & Norton Avenue 270 feet
- Beach 44th Street & Norton Avenue 410 feet
- Norton Avenue & Beach 47th Street 550 feet
- Beach 45th Street & Hantz Road 650 feet
- Beach 43rd Street & Norton Avenue 680 feet
- Norton Avenue & Beach 48th Street 840 feet
- Beach 44th Street & Edgemere Drive 850 feet
- Beach 44th Street & Hantz Road 880 feet
See every intersection along Beach 45th Street or Norton Avenue.