Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Cross Bay Parkway

Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Cross Bay Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Rockaway Veterans Memorial” is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 98 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 98 St
1,190 feet · 5 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Cross Bay Pkwy · Q11, Q22, QM16
Within a walk
7 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Cross Bay Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 98 St, 1,190 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beach 98 St A, S
    1,190 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 90 St A, S
    0.3 miles
    A S

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Be Good or Be Gone” (2011) by Duke Riley at the Beach 98 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Beach Blvd/Cross Bay Pkwy, 140 feet away, for the Q11, Q22 and QM16.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Cross Bay Pkwy Q11, Q22, QM16
    140 feet
    Q11 Q22 QM16

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q11 …
  2. Q22 …
  3. QM16 …

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, 1,200 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person 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
32
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 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2026 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cross Bay Parkway

  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Cross Bay Parkway

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Rockaway Beach Boulevard at Beach 94th Street.

  1. Rockaway Veterans Memorial Statue by Joseph Pasquale Pollia, 1927
    50 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Vip IV Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park
    880 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peninsula Library
    270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 320 Beach 94th Street Older adult center
    780 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 266 Fire station
    270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cross Bay Parkway or Rockaway Beach Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.