Rockaway Freeway & Beach 85th Street

Rockaway Freeway and Beach 85th Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Hammel development. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Kids-Centric, Inc Far Rockaway is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 90 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them gardens, and nine places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1954, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 90 St
960 feet · 4 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
1,050 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 88 St · Q22
Within a walk
8 places
2 gardens, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Freeway & Beach 85th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 90 St, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beach 90 St A, S
    960 feet
    A S

Next trains at this station

Inbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. S …
Rockaway Park
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. S …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Surf Station 90” (2011) by Michael Miller at the Beach 90 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 88 St, 1,050 feet away, for the Q22.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 88 St Q22
    1,050 feet
    Q22

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11693
Community board
Queens Community Board 14
City Council district
31 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
100
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Homes

About 1,000 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 in 1954.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Hammel development.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the tree of heaven.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Beach 85th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 gardens
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Police Athletic League Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc Far Rockaway School
    680 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. We Rose In Together Community Garden - Hammel Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    440 feet
  2. Bay 84th Street Community Garden
    810 feet
  3. Hammel Playground
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bay Breeze Park
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,140 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    740 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and six 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 85th 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.