Rockaway Boulevard & 109th Avenue

Rockaway Boulevard and 109th Avenue meet at a five-way junction in South Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 108 Captain Vincent G. Fowler is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 104 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
17 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
104 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
109 Av/Rockaway Blvd · Q41
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Boulevard & 109th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 104 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 104 St A
    0.3 miles
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …
Ozone Park
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. 111 St A
    0.5 miles
    A
  2. Rockaway Blvd A
    0.5 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “On the Right Track” (2015) by Béatrice Coron at the 104 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 109 Av/Rockaway Blvd, 50 feet away, for the Q41.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 109 Av/Rockaway Blvd Q41
    50 feet
    Q41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-07 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 44 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11417
Community board
Queens Community Board 10
City Council district
28
Police precinct
106
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Ozone Park
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Rockaway Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 408567.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Corporal George J. Wellbrock Triangle.

  1. Corporal George J. Wellbrock Memorial Obelisk, 1929
    150 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. John Adams High School
    990 feet
  2. P.S. 108 Captain Vincent G. Fowler School
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wellbrock Triangle
    160 feet
  2. Al Stabile Playground
    640 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Assembly of God House of worship
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Market Place Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. K Town Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    40 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 109th Avenue, Centreville Street or Rockaway 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.