Rockaway Freeway & Beach 106th Street
Rockaway Freeway and Beach 106th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Bayside Playground is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 105 St, is about a minute on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them playgrounds, and four places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1963 and 1966, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 105 St, 190 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Beach 105 St A, S190 feetA S
Next trains at this station
Inbound
2 lines- A …
- S …
Rockaway Park
2 lines- A …
- S …
Also within a walk
- Beach 98 St A, S0.4 milesA S
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Vast” (2011) by Callie Hirsch at the Beach 105 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 108 St, 620 feet away, for the Q22.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 108 St Q22 · Shelter620 feetQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge at Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge & Beach 92nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.4 miles
- 108-10 Rockaway Beach Drive Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,050 feet
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11694
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 100
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1963 and 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Scholars' Academy School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bayside Playground950 feet
- Seaside Playground1,190 feet
- Park at Beach 108 Street Park1,250 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch780 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy480 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 105th Street 470 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 108th Street 660 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 108th Street Greenway 660 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 105th Street 680 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 104th Street 710 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 108th Street 860 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 108th Street Greenway 870 feet
- Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Irene Court 980 feet
See every intersection along Rockaway Freeway.