Rockaway Freeway & Beach 94th Street

Rockaway Freeway and Beach 94th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 266 firehouse is 320 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 seven public places and 17 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 90 St
940 feet · 4 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Cross Bay Pkwy · Q11, Q22, QM16
Within a walk
7 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 fire station and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Freeway & Beach 94th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 90 St, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beach 90 St A, S
    940 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
    1,010 feet
    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/Cross Bay Pkwy, 540 feet away, for the Q11, Q22 and QM16.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Cross Bay Pkwy Q11, Q22, QM16
    540 feet
    Q11 Q22 QM16

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q11 …
  2. Q22 …
  3. QM16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Beach 94th Street.

  • 17 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, 800 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 94th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Beach 94th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Rockaway Beach Boulevard at Beach 94th Street.

  1. Rockaway Veterans Memorial Statue by Joseph Pasquale Pollia, 1927
    370 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Vip IV Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peninsula Library
    440 feet
  2. Rockaway Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 266 Fire station
    320 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and seven 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 94th Street or Rockaway Freeway.

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