Rockaway Boulevard & 145th Drive

Rockaway Boulevard and 145th Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/Nassau Expwy, is 520 feet away for the Q6, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 120 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

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Rockaway Boulevard & 145th Drive Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/Nassau Expwy, 520 feet away, for the Q6.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Blvd/Nassau Expwy Q6
    520 feet
    Q6

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q6 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 156-04 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2023.

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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 120 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand 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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 145th Drive

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 signal or safety change
  • 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:

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