Rockaway Boulevard & 146th Avenue

Rockaway Boulevard and 146th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five 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 310 feet away for the Q6, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 80 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

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Rockaway Boulevard & 146th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/Nassau Expwy, 310 feet away, for the Q6.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Blvd/Nassau Expwy Q6
    310 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, 0.6 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
    1.5 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, 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
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 80 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

Nine 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
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2025 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 146th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 146th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 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 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, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.