Rockaway Freeway & Ocean Crest Boulevard
Rockaway Freeway and Ocean Crest Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 25 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them schools, and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 25 St, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Beach 25 St A1,060 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av A0.5 milesA
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, 690 feet away, for the Q121.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 25 St Q121690 feetQ121
Next buses at this stop
- Q121 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.5 miles
- 20-38 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 2 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Academy of Medical Technology: a College Board School1,100 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School1,100 feet
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI School1,100 feet
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- Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology School1,100 feet
- Wave Preparatory Elementary School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grassmere Playground1,190 feet
Health care
- Premier Nursing and Rehab Center of Far Rockaway Nursing home or hospice1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.5 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, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Beach Channel Drive & Ocean Crest Boulevard 110 feet
- Gipson Street & Far Rockaway Boulevard 150 feet
- Dickens Street & Ocean Crest Boulevard 210 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Dickens Street 260 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Gipson Street 390 feet
- Ocean Crest Boulevard & Nasby Place 400 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Dickens Street 520 feet
- Cornaga Avenue & Gipson Street 530 feet
See every intersection along Ocean Crest Boulevard or Rockaway Freeway.