Redfern Avenue & Beach 12th Street
Redfern Avenue and Beach 12th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's FHA Repossessed Houses (Group I) development. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Redfern Playground is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bayview Av/Doughty Blvd, is 1,320 feet away for the Q114, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bayview Av/Doughty Blvd, 1,320 feet away, for the Q114.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bayview Av/Doughty Blvd Q1141,320 feetQ114
Next buses at this stop
- Q114 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.6 miles
- 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.3 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 May 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
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 130 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1945.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's FHA Repossessed Houses (Group I) development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Redfern Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Redfern Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Kids-Centric, Inc B'Above Worldwide School890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Redfern Playground60 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The two nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Redfern Avenue & Beach 11th Street 210 feet
- Redfern Avenue & Hassock Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Beach 12th Street or Redfern Avenue.