Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 88th Street

Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 88th Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 266 firehouse is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 90 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1932 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 90 St
560 feet · 2 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 88 St · Q121, T351
Within a walk
14 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 88th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 90 St, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beach 90 St A, S
    560 feet
    A S

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Beach 98 St A, S
    0.4 miles
    A 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 88 St, 40 feet away, for the Q121 and T351.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 88 St Q121, T351
    40 feet
    Q121 T351

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q121 …
  2. T351 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11693
Community board
Queens Community Board 14
City Council district
32
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 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1932 and 1964.

Trees

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

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 88th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Beach 88th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Vip IV Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    290 feet
  2. Police Athletic League Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    470 feet
  3. Kids-Centric, Inc Far Rockaway School
    520 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Beach 91 Community Garden
    840 feet
  2. Hammel Playground
    950 feet
  3. Bay Breeze Park
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peninsula Library
    1,110 feet
  2. Temple of Israel Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  3. Rockaway Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 266 Fire station
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    200 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    470 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 88th 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.