Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 116th Street

Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 116th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel, Queens. The corner is also named Lew M. Simon Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 268/Ladder 137 firehouse is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, is about a minute on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, six of them parks, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St
290 feet · 1 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 116 St · Q35, QM16
Within a walk
11 places
6 parks, 2 nursing homes or hospices and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 116th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, 290 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St A, S
    290 feet
    A S

Next trains at this station

Inbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. S …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “First on the Beach and Wednesday Night Fireworks” (2008) by KK Kozik at the Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 116 St, 90 feet away, for the Q35 and QM16.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 116 St Q35, QM16
    90 feet
    Q35 QM16

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q35 …
  2. QM16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Rockaway Beach Boulevard.

  • 33 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 115-05 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    1,060 feet
  2. 248 Beach 116th Street Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    600 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11694
Community board
Queens Community Board 14
City Council district
32
Police precinct
100
Elevation
8 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Lew M. Simon Way, a co-naming enacted on January 15, 2022 (Local Law 54 of 2022).

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lew M. Simon Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 125 signs on these blocks
  • 23 different rules
  • 20 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 8pm on Rockaway Beach Boulevard (north side).

East side of Beach 116th Street

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

West side of Beach 116th Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 455149, 455824, 456945 and 456958.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial Revival, and built between 1912 and 1913.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner.

  1. Flight 587 Memorial Memorial wall by Freddy Rodriguez, 2006
    720 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 parks
  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 post office

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flight 587 Memorial Park
    660 feet
  2. Rockaway Beach Park
    780 feet
  3. Tribute Park
    860 feet
Show all 6
  1. Beach Channel Park
    1,110 feet
  2. Memorial Circle
    1,120 feet
  3. Park at Beach 108 Street Park
    1,230 feet

Health care

  1. Park Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice
    1,040 feet
  2. Promenade Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seaside Library
    280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockaway Park Post Office
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 268/Ladder 137 Fire station
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    460 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    870 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    630 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 116th Street or Rockaway Beach Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Records, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.