Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 56th Place at Arverne E Nature Preserve Path

Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Beach 56th Place and Arverne E Nature Preserve Path meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Arverne East Nature Preserve is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 60 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, two of them playgrounds. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1964 and 1974, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 60 St
860 feet · 3 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
890 feet
Beach 59 St/Rockaway FWY · Q121
Within a walk
12 places
2 playgrounds, 2 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 56th Place at Arverne E Nature Preserve Path Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 60 St, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Beach 60 St A
    860 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 “The Beaches of New York City” (2011) by Simon Levenson at the Beach 60 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Beach 59 St/Rockaway FWY, 890 feet away, for the Q121.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Beach 59 St/Rockaway FWY Q121
    890 feet
    Q121

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q121 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack 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, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1964 and 1974.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bethel Emanuel Temple Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Goldie Maple Academy School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Arverne East Nature Preserve Nature area
    80 feet
  2. Cardozo Playground
    320 feet
  3. Arverne Playground
    520 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Arverne Library
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 57-17 Shore Front Parkway Older adult center
    590 feet
  2. Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    590 feet
  3. Arverne Post Office
    1,210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.

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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Arverne E Nature Preserve Path, Beach 56th Place or Rockaway Beach Boulevard.

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