Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 48th Street

Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 48th Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Battalion 47/Engine 265/Ladder 121 firehouse is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 44 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them gardens, and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 44 St
1,080 feet · 4 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Beach Channel Dr/Beach 51 St · Q22, Q52 SBS
Within a walk
10 places
2 gardens, 2 nursing homes or hospices and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 44 St, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Beach 44 St A
    1,080 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …
Far Rockaway
1 line
  1. A …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Coom Barooom” (2011) by Jill Parisi at the Beach 44 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 51 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q22 and Q52 SBS.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Beach Channel Dr/Beach 51 St Q22, Q52 SBS · Shelter
    0.3 miles
    Q22 Q52 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …
  2. Q52 SBS …

Live arrivals

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, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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)
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
Elevation
5 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 228 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 gardens
  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 nature area
  • 2 other places

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Arverne East Nature Preserve Nature area
    620 feet
  2. Edgemere Farm Garden
    990 feet
  3. Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park
    1,050 feet
Show all 6
  1. Edgemere Urban Renewal Park
    1,050 feet
  2. Conch Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Far Rock Urban Agro-Education Center Garden
    1,130 feet

Health care

  1. Rockaway Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    670 feet
  2. Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 47/Engine 265/Ladder 121 Fire station
    120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.

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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 48th Street or Rockaway Beach Boulevard.

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