Rockaway Boulevard & 89th Street

Rockaway Boulevard and 89th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Divine Mercy Catholic Academy is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, 88 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Layers
Rockaway Boulevard & 89th Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 88 St, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 88 St A
    1,120 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Rockaway Blvd A
    0.4 miles
    A
  2. 80 St 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 101 Av/88 St, 360 feet away, for the Q8.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 101 Av/88 St Q8 · Shelter
    360 feet
    Q8
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q8 …

Live arrivals

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. 88-14 101st Avenue Gas station
    200 feet
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

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
Elevation
21 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 1955.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

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 November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 89th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Queens Explorers Elementary School
    610 feet
  2. Divine Mercy Catholic Academy School
    930 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruoff Triangle
    590 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ozone Park Post Office
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Clocktower Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.