Rockaway Freeway & Beach 98th Street

Rockaway Freeway and Beach 98th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 98 St, is about a minute on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1969 and 2002, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 98 St
40 feet · 1 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 98 St · T351
Within a walk
6 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockaway Freeway & Beach 98th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 98 St, 40 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beach 98 St A, S
    40 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 90 St A, S
    0.4 miles
    A S
  2. Beach 105 St A, S
    0.4 miles
    A S

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Be Good or Be Gone” (2011) by Duke Riley at the Beach 98 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 98 St, 370 feet away, for the T351.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 98 St T351
    370 feet
    T351

Next buses at this stop

  1. T351 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 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
11694
Community board
Queens Community Board 14
City Council district
32
Police precinct
100
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
Elevation
7 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1969 and 2002.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the sawtooth oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 98th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Beach 98th Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. District 27 Pre-K Center at 185 Beach 99th Street Pre-K center
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park
    980 feet
  2. Beach 98th Street Playground
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Camillus St Virgillus RC Church House of worship
    820 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 266 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along Beach 98th 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.