Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 118th Street

Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 118th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Beach Channel Park is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them parks, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St
820 feet · 3 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 118 St · Q35
Within a walk
8 places
5 parks, 1 fire station and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 118th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St A, S
    820 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 118 St, 60 feet away, for the Q35.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 118 St Q35
    60 feet
    Q35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 31 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 115-05 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 248 Beach 116th Street Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    1,130 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2021.

About this corner

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

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 1929 and 1963.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 118th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Beach 118th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

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.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Memorial Circle
    600 feet
  2. Rockaway Beach Park
    810 feet
  3. Beach Channel Park
    1,010 feet
Show all 5
  1. Tribute Park
    1,160 feet
  2. Flight 587 Memorial Park
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seaside Library
    360 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 268/Ladder 137 Fire station
    840 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 118th Street or Rockaway Beach Boulevard.

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