Plainview Avenue & Fernside Place
Plainview Avenue and Fernside Place meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Beach 25 St A0.4 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av A0.5 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 20 St/Plainview Av, 610 feet away, for the Q22.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 20 St/Plainview Av Q22610 feetQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.7 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers870 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 1952 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fernside Place
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Plainview Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Ralph Hirschkorn Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K660 feet
- Omni Childhood Center School990 feet
- Tiegerman School - Far Rockaway School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grassmere Playground1,160 feet
Health care
- St Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore Hospital980 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch980 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket730 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy550 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.
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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fernside Place & Elk Drive 190 feet
- Fernside Place & Camp Road 200 feet
- Beach 21st Street & Elk Drive 250 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Camp Road 470 feet
- Edgemere Avenue & Fernside Place 470 feet
- Beach 22nd Street & Elk Drive 490 feet
- Beach 20th Street & Plainview Avenue 590 feet
- Camp Road & Briar Place 640 feet
See every intersection along Fernside Place or Plainview Avenue.