Seagirt Avenue & Beach 8th Street
Seagirt Avenue and Beach 8th Street meet at a three-way junction in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Seagirt Ave Wetlands is 560 feet away, and Beach 17 Playground is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Seagirt Av/Beach 9 St, is 320 feet away for the Q114, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them playgrounds.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Seagirt Av/Beach 9 St, 320 feet away, for the Q114.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Seagirt Av/Beach 9 St Q114 · Shelter320 feetQ114
Next buses at this stop
- Q114 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Seagirt Avenue.
By car
- 13-46 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1.1 miles
- 20-02 Seagirt Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1974.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet.
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 August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Beach 8th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 older adult center
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5240 feet
- Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam School1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Beach 9 Playground310 feet
- Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Park490 feet
- Seagirt Ave Wetlands Nature area560 feet
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- Beach 17 Playground920 feet
Health care
- Oceanview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice1,140 feet
Houses of worship
- Khal Machzikei Torah Synagogue House of worship1,020 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 711 Seagirt Avenue Older adult center560 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Beach 9th Street & Seagirt Avenue 280 feet
- Seagirt Boulevard & Beach 9th Street 440 feet
- Beach 9th Street & Boardwalk 470 feet
- Seagirt Avenue & Beach 6th Street 510 feet
- Seagirt Avenue & Beach 5th Street 720 feet
- Beach 9th Street & Plainview Avenue 790 feet
- Seagirt Boulevard & Heyson Road 850 feet
- Seagirt Avenue & Beach 4th Street 910 feet
See every intersection along Beach 8th Street or Seagirt Avenue.