Rockaway Boulevard & 87th Street

Rockaway Boulevard and 87th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ozone Park (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. London Planetree Playground is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, 88 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
88 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Rockaway Blvd/87 St · Q7
Within a walk
12 places
8 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Boulevard & 87th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 88 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 88 St A
    0.3 miles
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …
Outbound
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. 80 St A
    0.5 miles
    A
  2. Rockaway Blvd A
    0.5 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “MORPHING88” (2015) by Haresh Lalvani at the 88 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/87 St, 140 feet away, for the Q7.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Blvd/87 St Q7
    140 feet
    Q7

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 87-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    250 feet
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 12 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 December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11416
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
32
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ozone Park (North)
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 87th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

North side of Rockaway Boulevard

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Queens Explorers Elementary School
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruoff Triangle
    90 feet
  2. London Planetree Playground
    1,220 feet
  3. Ampere Playground
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Golden Farms Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Clocktower Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 87th Street or Rockaway Boulevard.

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