Rockaway Boulevard & 149th Street
Rockaway Boulevard and 149th Street meet at a three-way junction in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rockaway Blvd Playground is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/Sutphin Blvd, is 240 feet away for the Q7, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/Sutphin Blvd, 240 feet away, for the Q7.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/Sutphin Blvd Q7240 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the John F Kennedy Expressway eastbound at 150th Street & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 149-20 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station210 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11436
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Baisley Park
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 149th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Rockaway Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one lamppost.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Baisley Pond Park.
- Baisley Pond Park Memorial Stele by James F. Walsh, 1921740 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- P.S. 045 Clarence Witherspoon School550 feet
- P.S. 223 Lyndon B. Johnson School980 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Baisley Pond Park320 feet
- Rockaway Blvd Playground340 feet
- Sutphin Playground930 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,000 feet
- Food World Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Boulevard & 148th Street 250 feet
- 150th Street & Rockaway Boulevard 260 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 147th Street 500 feet
- 149th Street & Sutter Avenue 630 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & Sutphin Boulevard 690 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 146th Street 750 feet
- 148th Street & Sutter Avenue 880 feet
- 150th Street & Sutter Avenue 890 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or Rockaway Boulevard.