Rockaway Boulevard & 118th Street
Rockaway Boulevard and 118th Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hawtree Creek Middle School is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/Lefferts Blvd, is 320 feet away for the Q7 and Q37, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them schools, and 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/Lefferts Blvd, 320 feet away, for the Q7 and Q37.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/Lefferts Blvd Q7, Q37320 feetQ7 Q37
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
- Q37 …
Cycling
- 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 118-05 115th Avenue Gas station140 feet
- 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 44 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11420
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Ozone Park
- Elevation
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 118th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Rockaway Boulevard
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Rockaway Boulevard
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413251 and 425000.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
Schools and child care
- Epic High School - South School1,190 feet
- Hawtree Creek Middle School1,190 feet
- J.H.S. 226 Virgil I. Grissom School1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- David J O'Connell Square90 feet
- Catholic War Veterans Square1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket990 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy580 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 115th Avenue & 118th Street 170 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 115th Avenue 300 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & Lefferts Boulevard 300 feet
- Lefferts Boulevard & 115th Avenue 430 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 116th Street 580 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 120th Street 590 feet
- 115th Avenue & 120th Street 700 feet
- 118th Street & Sutter Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along 118th Street or Rockaway Boulevard.