Ocean Crest Boulevard & Grassmere Terrace
Ocean Crest Boulevard and Grassmere Terrace meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Wave Preparatory Elementary School is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1958 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Beach 25 St A1,310 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av A0.4 milesA
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Past/Present/Future” (2011) by Mauricio Lopez at the Beach 25 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q121.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St Q1210.3 milesQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.5 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
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)
- Far Rockaway-Bayswater
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1958 and 1964.
Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Wave Preparatory Elementary School480 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grassmere Playground570 feet
Health care
- Premier Nursing and Rehab Center of Far Rockaway Nursing home or hospice530 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,240 feet
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and six food stores.
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 nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- New Haven Avenue & Grassmere Terrace 170 feet
- Ocean Crest Boulevard & Nasby Place 240 feet
- Brookhaven Avenue & Grassmere Terrace 240 feet
- Gipson Street & Far Rockaway Boulevard 490 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Grassmere Terrace 500 feet
- Brookhaven Avenue & Briar Place 530 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & McBride Street 620 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Ocean Crest Boulevard 630 feet
See every intersection along Grassmere Terrace or Ocean Crest Boulevard.