Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 86th Street

Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 86th 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, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Rose of Lima Church is 950 feet away, and Hammel Community Center is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 90 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 90 St
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 84 St · Q52 SBS
Within a walk
12 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 86th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 90 St, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beach 90 St A, S
    1,060 feet
    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, 450 feet away, for the Q52 SBS.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q52 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 26 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    0.8 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
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 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

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

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

East side of Beach 86th Street

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hammel Playground
    450 feet
  2. We Rose In Together Community Garden - Hammel Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,140 feet
  3. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Temple of Israel Synagogue Listed historic place
    700 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Hammel Community Center
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    520 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    40 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and eight 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 86th 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.