Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 121st Street

Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 121st 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 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them parks, and two places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 122 St · QM16
Within a walk
6 places
3 parks, 2 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 121st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St A, S
    0.3 miles
    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 122 St, 230 feet away, for the QM16.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 122 St QM16
    230 feet
    QM16

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

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.

  • 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
11694
Community board
Queens Community Board 14
City Council district
32
Police precinct
100
Elevation
7 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 121st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS

West side of Beach 121st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 1PM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

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

South side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MAY 15 - SEPT 30 SATURDAY SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 library

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Memorial Circle
    100 feet
  2. Rockaway Beach Park
    850 feet
  3. Beach Channel Park
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seaside Library
    1,110 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 121st 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.