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

Rockaway Freeway, Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge and Cross Bay Parkway (south-west) meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Peninsula Library is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 98 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 15 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 98 St
820 feet · 3 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Cross Bay Pkwy · Q22, QM16
Within a walk
6 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 fire station and 4 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 98 St, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beach 98 St A, S
    820 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
    1,130 feet
    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/Cross Bay Pkwy, 360 feet away, for the Q22 and QM16.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q22 …
  2. QM16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 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, 1,020 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
    0.4 miles
  3. 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2019.

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

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand 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
    350 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Vip IV Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peninsula Library
    640 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 266 Fire station
    520 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 15 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 12 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, 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.