Shore Front Parkway & Beach 98th Street

Shore Front Parkway and Beach 98th Street meet at a three-way junction in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk is 70 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 98 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the A and S. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds, and three places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1999 and 2007, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beach 98 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · A, S
Nearest bus stop
700 feet
Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 98 St · T351
Within a walk
5 places
2 playgrounds, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Shore Front Parkway & Beach 98th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beach 98 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beach 98 St A, S
    1,030 feet
    A S

Next trains at this station

Inbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. S …
Rockaway Park
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. 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/Beach 98 St, 700 feet away, for the T351.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach 98 St T351
    700 feet
    T351

Next buses at this stop

  1. T351 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 January 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11694
Community board
Queens Community Board 14
City Council district
32
Police precinct
100
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1999 and 2007.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Winter King' green hawthorn.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach 98th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Beach 98th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Shore Front Parkway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. District 27 Pre-K Center at 185 Beach 99th Street Pre-K center
    660 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rockaway Beach Boardwalk Park
    70 feet
  2. Beach 98th Street Playground
    190 feet
  3. Shore Front Parkway Adventure Course Playground
    800 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Camillus St Virgillus RC Church House of worship
    950 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beach 98th Street or Shore Front Parkway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.