Rockaway Boulevard & Lefferts Boulevard
Rockaway Boulevard and Lefferts Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in South Ozone Park, Queens. The corner is also named NYPD SCG Lorraine P. Elliott Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Catholic War Veterans Square is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/Lefferts Blvd, is 40 feet away for the Q7 and Q37, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them schools, and 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/Lefferts Blvd, 40 feet away, for the Q7 and Q37.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/Lefferts Blvd Q7, Q3740 feetQ7 Q37
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
- Q37 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Lefferts Boulevard.
- 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 118-05 115th Avenue Gas station440 feet
- 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 44 Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 21 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11420
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Ozone Park
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
This corner is also named NYPD SCG Lorraine P. Elliott Way, a co-naming enacted on August 14, 2022 (Local Law 81 of 2022).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on NYPD SCG Lorraine P. Elliott Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 9 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Lefferts Boulevard
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Lefferts Boulevard
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-8PM ALL DAYS
North side of Rockaway Boulevard
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Rockaway Boulevard
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413250, 413251, 420382 and 424972.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
Schools and child care
- Epic High School - South School890 feet
- Hawtree Creek Middle School890 feet
- J.H.S. 226 Virgil I. Grissom School890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- David J O'Connell Square390 feet
- Catholic War Veterans Square880 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket900 feet
- Farm Boy Country Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Boulevard & 120th Street 290 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 118th Street 300 feet
- Lefferts Boulevard & 115th Avenue 330 feet
- 115th Avenue & 118th Street 480 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 121st Street 550 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 115th Avenue 590 feet
- 115th Avenue & 120th Street 610 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 121st Street at Hawtree Creek Road 620 feet
See every intersection along Lefferts Boulevard or Rockaway Boulevard.