Rockaway Boulevard & 121st Street at Hawtree Creek Road
Rockaway Boulevard, 121st Street and Hawtree Creek Road meet at a four-way crossing in South Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Catholic War Veterans Square is 260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/121 St, is 40 feet away for the Q7 and Q10, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and 15 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/121 St, 40 feet away, for the Q7 and Q10.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/121 St Q7, Q1040 feetQ7 Q10
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
- Q10 …
Cycling
- 22 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 station1,060 feet
- 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 44 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 2025.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2025
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
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 121st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Hawtree Creek Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Rockaway Boulevard
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10AM-7PM ALL DAYS
South side of Rockaway Boulevard
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 416517 and 421959.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Catholic War Veterans Square.
- Catholic War Veterans Memorial Cross, 1938230 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Epic High School - South School280 feet
- Hawtree Creek Middle School280 feet
- J.H.S. 226 Virgil I. Grissom School280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Catholic War Veterans Square260 feet
- David J O'Connell Square1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Farm Boy Country Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy710 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 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 nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Boulevard & 121st Street 60 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 116th Avenue 60 feet
- 121st Street & Hawtree Creek Road 200 feet
- 116th Avenue & 122nd Street 280 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 122nd Street 300 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 120th Street 320 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 122nd Place 460 feet
- 116th Avenue & 123rd Street 540 feet
See every intersection along 121st Street, Hawtree Creek Road or Rockaway Boulevard.