Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 84th Street

Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 84th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Hammel development. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hammel Playground is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 90 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them playgrounds, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 90 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 84 St · Q52 SBS
Within a walk
13 places
3 playgrounds, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 84th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 90 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beach 90 St A, S
    0.3 miles
    A S

Next trains at this station

Inbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. S …
Rockaway Park
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. S …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Surf Station 90” (2011) by Michael Miller at the Beach 90 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 84 St, 60 feet away, for the Q52 SBS.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 84 St Q52 SBS
    60 feet
    Q52 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q52 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 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 August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11693
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
7 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 1954 and 1964.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Hammel development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 84th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Beach 84th Street

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St Rose of Lima Catholic Academy School
    420 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc Far Rockaway School
    780 feet
  3. Police Athletic League Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. Vip IV Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hammel Playground
    60 feet
  2. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park
    860 feet
  3. Rockaway Playground M Playground
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rockaway Playground N Playground
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Temple of Israel Synagogue Listed historic place
    310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Rose of Lima Church House of worship
    560 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hammel Community Center
    670 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    910 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    430 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and seven 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 84th 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.