Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 49th Street

Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 49th Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rockaway Care Center is 720 feet away, and Rockaway Community Park is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 44 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them parks, and one place to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 44 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
1,230 feet
Beach Channel Dr/Beach 51 St · Q22, Q52 SBS
Within a walk
11 places
3 parks, 2 nursing homes or hospices and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 44 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Beach 44 St A
    0.3 miles
    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, 1,230 feet 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
    1,230 feet
    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
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 March 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

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 49th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Beach 49th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Conch Playground
    820 feet
  2. Arverne East Nature Preserve Nature area
    880 feet
  3. Edgemere Farm Garden
    1,240 feet
Show all 6
  1. Rockaway Community Park
    1,250 feet
  2. Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park
    1,310 feet
  3. Edgemere Urban Renewal Park
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. Rockaway Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    720 feet
  2. Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    960 feet

Fire and police

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

Food stores and places to eat

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

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 49th 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 Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.