Thursby Avenue & Beach 68th Street
Thursby Avenue and Beach 68th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Resort Nursing Home is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 67 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beach 67 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Beach 67 St A0.3 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Far Rockaway
1 line- A …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “On and Off the Boardwalk” (2011) by Ingo Fast at the Beach 67 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Beach Channel Dr/Beach 69 St, 1,000 feet away, for the Q22.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 69 St Q221,000 feetQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
Cycling
- 2 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 38-01 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1.6 miles
- 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11692
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 100
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
- Elevation
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
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 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and April 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Thursby Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Thursby Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Battalion Christian Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K630 feet
- P.S./M.s 042 R. Vernam School780 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Almeda Playground950 feet
Health care
- Resort Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice570 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Beach 68th Street & Elizabeth Avenue 250 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Thursby Avenue 270 feet
- Beach 67th Street & Thursby Avenue 280 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Elizabeth Avenue 520 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Hessler Avenue 520 feet
- Thursby Avenue & Beach 66th Street 560 feet
- Almeda Avenue & Beach 68th Street 750 feet
- Beach Channel Drive & Beach 68th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along Beach 68th Street or Thursby Avenue.