Rockaway Freeway & Beach 62nd Street

Rockaway Freeway and Beach 62nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Ocean Bay Apartments (Oceanside) development. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ocean Gardens Care Center is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 60 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places and three places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 60 St
680 feet · 3 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
680 feet
Beach Channel Dr/Beach 63 St · Q22
Within a walk
7 places
1 career or business center, 1 garden and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Freeway & Beach 62nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 60 St, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Beach 60 St A
    680 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …
Far Rockaway
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. Beach 67 St A
    0.3 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Beaches of New York City” (2011) by Simon Levenson at the Beach 60 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 63 St, 680 feet away, for the Q22.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Beach Channel Dr/Beach 63 St Q22
    680 feet
    Q22

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …

Live arrivals

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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 1-09 Beach 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.9 miles
  3. 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11692
Community board
Queens Community Board 14
City Council district
31
Police precinct
100
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Ocean Bay Apartments (Oceanside) development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the shingle oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 sign on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2017, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Rockaway Freeway

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 garden
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Almeda Playground
    1,180 feet
  2. Arverne Gardens Garden
    1,250 feet
  3. Rockaway Community Park
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Ocean Gardens Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Arverne Post Office
    940 feet
  2. Older adult center at 57-17 Shore Front Parkway Older adult center
    1,280 feet
  3. Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.

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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 62nd Street or Rockaway Freeway.

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