Rockaway Freeway & Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge at Cross Bay Parkway

Rockaway Freeway, Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge and Cross Bay Parkway (north-east) 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. In 2026, 489 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. The statue “Rockaway Veterans Memorial” is 360 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.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 90 St
970 feet · 4 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
510 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 & Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge at Cross Bay Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 90 St, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beach 90 St A, S
    970 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
    980 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, 510 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
    510 feet
    Q11 Q22 QM16

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q11 …
  2. Q22 …
  3. QM16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 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, 1,260 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 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 April 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 489 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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

  • Two of the streets are 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 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cross Bay Parkway

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 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
    360 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
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peninsula Library
    480 feet
  2. Rockaway Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 266 Fire station
    360 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 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 Cross Bay Parkway, Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge or Rockaway Freeway.

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