Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 62nd Street

Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 62nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 60 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and three places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 60 St
590 feet · 2 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
770 feet
Beach Channel Dr/Beach 63 St · Q22
Within a walk
6 places
1 career or business center, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 62nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 60 St, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Beach 60 St A
    590 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Beach 67 St A
    0.3 miles
    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 Channel Dr/Beach 63 St, 770 feet away, for the Q22.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Beach Channel Dr/Beach 63 St Q22
    770 feet
    Q22

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    1.8 miles
  3. 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 3 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 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

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

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

South side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Lucille Rose Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Almeda Playground
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Ocean Gardens Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Arverne Post Office
    1,020 feet
  2. Older adult center at 57-17 Shore Front Parkway Older adult center
    1,200 feet
  3. Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.5 miles

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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 62nd Street 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.