Norton Avenue & Beach 48th Street
Norton Avenue and Beach 48th Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Conch Playground is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 44 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them gardens. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 44 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Beach 44 St A0.5 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 51 St, 1,190 feet away, for the Q22 and Q52 SBS.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 51 St Q22, Q52 SBS · Shelter1,190 feetQ22 Q52 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
- Q52 SBS …
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, 2.2 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 September 2023.
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 are the American basswood and the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 gardens
- 2 parks
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 105 the Bay School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rockaway Community Park150 feet
- Conch Playground400 feet
- Far Rock Urban Agro-Education Center Garden1,070 feet
Show all 5
- Edgemere Urban Renewal Park1,070 feet
- Edgemere Farm Garden1,210 feet
Health care
- Rockaway Care Center Nursing home or hospice790 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Norton Avenue & Beach 47th Street 290 feet
- Norton Avenue & Elizabeth Avenue 290 feet
- Conch Place & Elizabeth Avenue 370 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 48th Street 570 feet
- Beach 46th Street & Norton Avenue 570 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 49th Street 720 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 47th Street 800 feet
- Elizabeth Avenue & Beach 51st Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Beach 48th Street or Norton Avenue.