Rockaway Freeway & Far Rockaway Boulevard
Rockaway Freeway and Far Rockaway Boulevard meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Wave Preparatory Elementary School is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Beach 25 St A580 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Past/Present/Future” (2011) by Mauricio Lopez at the Beach 25 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St, 890 feet away, for the Q121.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St Q121890 feetQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.6 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo 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 May 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11691
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 101
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Far Rockaway-Bayswater
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
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- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Far Rockaway Boulevard
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Wave Preparatory Elementary School1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grassmere Playground610 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Far Rockaway Boulevard & Aztec Place 80 feet
- Brookhaven Avenue & Aztec Place 260 feet
- Brookhaven Avenue & Beach 25th Street 460 feet
- Grassmere Terrace & Aztec Place 570 feet
- Gipson Street & Far Rockaway Boulevard 590 feet
- Rockaway Freeway & Beach 25th Street 600 feet
- Grassmere Terrace & Hanson Court 630 feet
- Bay 25th Street & Far Rockaway Boulevard 640 feet
See every intersection along Far Rockaway Boulevard or Rockaway Freeway.