Rockaway Freeway & Beach 90th Street

Rockaway Freeway and Beach 90th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bay Breeze Park is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 90 St, is about a minute on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 22 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 90 St
100 feet · 1 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 90 St · T354
Within a walk
12 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Freeway & Beach 90th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 90 St, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Beach 98 St A, S
    0.3 miles
    A 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 90 St, 190 feet away, for the T354.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 90 St T354
    190 feet
    T354

Next buses at this stop

  1. T354 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 34 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, 1,170 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

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

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redcedar.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Vip IV Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    320 feet
  2. Police Athletic League Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
  3. Kids-Centric, Inc Far Rockaway School
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bay Breeze Park
    930 feet
  2. Beach 91 Community Garden
    950 feet
  3. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Rockaway Courthouse Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Peninsula Library
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 320 Beach 94th Street Older adult center
    910 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 266 Fire station
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    720 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,000 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and eight 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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 90th Street or Rockaway Freeway.

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