Rockaway Boulevard & Cross Bay Boulevard

Rockaway Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 54 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, two red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Ozone Park Library is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
42 hurt
54 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Blvd
300 feet · 1 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Cross Bay Blvd/Rockaway Blvd · Q11
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Boulevard & Cross Bay Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Blvd, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Rockaway Blvd A
    300 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 104 St A
    0.3 miles
    A
  2. 88 St A
    0.3 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Connections” (2015) by Ray King at the Rockaway Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Cross Bay Blvd/Rockaway Blvd, 60 feet away, for the Q11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cross Bay Blvd/Rockaway Blvd Q11
    60 feet
    Q11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 98-21 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    1,220 feet
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    330 feet
  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 54 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 40 people injured
  • 2 people killed
  • 11 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 2 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the fewest of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 4 more were issued.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11417
Community board
Queens Community Board 10
City Council district
32
Police precinct
106
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ozone Park
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 700 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 1935.

Trees

Fourteen 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
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Rockaway Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Rockaway Boulevard

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Woodhaven Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Woodhaven Boulevard

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 452521 and 452522.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lucky Charm Chinese Cooking School Trade or language school
    350 feet
  2. Little Dolphin Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  3. Aim High Leadership Center Four Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
Show all 6
  1. District 27 Pre-K Center 101-49 Woodhaven Boulevard Pre-K center
    910 feet
  2. Divine Mercy Catholic Academy School
    1,090 feet
  3. Every Little Step II Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Corporal Ruoff Square
    80 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ozone Park Library
    580 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ozone Park Jewish Center House of worship
    770 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ozone Park Post Office
    900 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Market Place Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    680 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    930 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard or Woodhaven Boulevard.

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