Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 61st Street
Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 61st Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Arverne Post Office is 780 feet away, and Arverne East Nature Preserve is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 60 St, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them parks, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 60 St, 350 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Beach 60 St A350 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Beach 67 St A0.3 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, 580 feet away, for the Q121.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 59 St/Rockaway FWY Q121580 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
- 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 June 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
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1975 and 2014.
Trees
Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 career or business center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 nature area
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Lucille Rose Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Beach 59th St Playground1,190 feet
- Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park1,260 feet
- Arverne East Nature Preserve Nature area1,270 feet
Show all 5
- Arverne Gardens Garden1,290 feet
- Rockaway Community Park1,290 feet
Community centers and public services
- Arverne Post Office780 feet
- Older adult center at 57-17 Shore Front Parkway Older adult center960 feet
- Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center960 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 62nd Street 240 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 60th Street 240 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 62nd Street 320 feet
- Beach 61st Street & Larkin Avenue 390 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 59th Street 440 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 59th Street 540 feet
- Beach 62nd Street & Larkin Avenue 640 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 62nd Street 700 feet
See every intersection along Beach 61st Street or Rockaway Beach Boulevard.