Norton Avenue & Elizabeth Avenue
Norton Avenue and Elizabeth Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens, at the edge of Rockaway Community Park. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is 1,160 feet away, and the Battalion 47/Engine 265/Ladder 121 firehouse is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 44 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them nursing homes or hospices.
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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 ten 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, 900 feet away, for the Q22 and Q52 SBS.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 51 St Q22, Q52 SBS · Shelter900 feetQ22 Q52 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
- Q52 SBS …
Cycling
- 4 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, 2.2 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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; the corner is on the edge of the Rockaway Community Park area
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 180 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Beach 49th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 2 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 105 the Bay School850 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rockaway Community Park50 feet
- Conch Playground110 feet
- Far Rock Urban Agro-Education Center Garden1,180 feet
Show all 4
- Edgemere Urban Renewal Park1,180 feet
Health care
- Rockaway Care Center Nursing home or hospice770 feet
- Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice1,160 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 47/Engine 265/Ladder 121 Fire station1,260 feet
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Conch Place & Elizabeth Avenue 90 feet
- Norton Avenue & Beach 48th Street 290 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 49th Street 430 feet
- Elizabeth Avenue & Beach 51st Street 530 feet
- Norton Avenue & Beach 47th Street 580 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 48th Street 680 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 50th Street 700 feet
- Beach 46th Street & Norton Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along Beach 49th Street, Elizabeth Avenue or Norton Avenue.