Rockaway Boulevard & 144th Road
Rockaway Boulevard and 144th Road meet at a three-way junction in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, is 70 feet away for the Q6, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, 70 feet away, for the Q6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd Q670 feetQ6
Next buses at this stop
- Q6 …
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.
- 156-04 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2019.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
Homes
About 300 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 144th Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-5PM
South side of 144th Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-5PM
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Boulevard & 159th Street 90 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 158th Street 340 feet
- 159th Street & 145th Road 540 feet
- 166th Street & 144th Drive 640 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 157th Street 660 feet
- 166th Street & 144th Avenue 700 feet
- 158th Street & 145th Road 800 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & South Conduit Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 144th Road or Rockaway Boulevard.