Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 60th Street
Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 60th 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. Beach 59th St Playground is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 60 St, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them playgrounds, and one place to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1974, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 60 St, 110 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Beach 60 St A110 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Beach 67 St A0.4 milesA
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, 340 feet away, for the Q121.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 59 St/Rockaway FWY Q121340 feetQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1.2 miles
- 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.8 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11692
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 100
- 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 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 in 1974.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 1 career or business center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Lucille Rose Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K810 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Beach 59th St Playground1,010 feet
- Arverne East Nature Preserve Nature area1,020 feet
- Arverne Gardens Garden1,050 feet
Show all 7
- Rockaway Community Park1,050 feet
- Cardozo Playground1,100 feet
- Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park1,210 feet
- Arverne Playground1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Arverne Post Office540 feet
- Older adult center at 57-17 Shore Front Parkway Older adult center720 feet
- Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center720 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 59th Street 200 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 61st Street 240 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 59th Street 300 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 62nd Street 480 feet
- Arverne Boulevard & Beach 59th Street 510 feet
- Beach 60th Street & Larkin Avenue 520 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 62nd Street 560 feet
- Beach 61st Street & Larkin Avenue 640 feet
See every intersection along Beach 60th Street or Rockaway Beach Boulevard.