Sage Street & Balsam Court
Sage Street and Balsam Court 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. The nearest bus stop, Central Av/Virginia St, is 1,220 feet away for the Q113, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Central Av/Virginia St, 1,220 feet away, for the Q113.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Central Av/Virginia St Q1131,220 feetQ113
Next buses at this stop
- Q113 …
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station0.9 miles
- 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.2 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 August 2018.
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
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Sage Street & Empire Avenue 240 feet
- Reads Lane & Empire Avenue 460 feet
- Sage Street & Bolton Road 480 feet
- Virginia Street & Empire Avenue 600 feet
- Reads Lane & Mobile Road 730 feet
- Sage Street & Alonzo Road 770 feet
- Beach 9th Street & Bolton Road 770 feet
- Virginia Street & Almont Road 860 feet
See every intersection along Balsam Court or Sage Street.