Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 73rd Street
Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 73rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 714 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 67 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 67 St, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Beach 67 St A1,200 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “On and Off the Boardwalk” (2011) by Ingo Fast at the Beach 67 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 73 St, 60 feet away, for the Q52 SBS.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 73 St Q52 SBS60 feetQ52 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q52 SBS …
Cycling
- 2 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1.4 miles
- 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018
- Turn calming, December 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 714 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 966th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 367 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11692
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 31 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 100
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1968 and 2004.
Trees
NYC Parks records 120 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Beach 73rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Beach 73rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 6AM-7:30AM
South side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Bethel Emanuel Temple Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park970 feet
- Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park1,060 feet
- Rockaway Beach Playground1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket670 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Beach 73rd Street & Catamaran Way 190 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 74th Street 300 feet
- Beach 73rd Street & Sandy Dune Way 450 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 73rd Street 490 feet
- Aquatic Drive & Aquatic Place 500 feet
- Catamaran Way & Schooner Street 510 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Coral Reef Way 510 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach Breeze Place 520 feet
See every intersection along Beach 73rd Street or Rockaway Beach Boulevard.