Thursby Avenue & Beach 72nd Street
Thursby Avenue and Beach 72nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Beach 67 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 500 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Beach 67 St A0.4 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 72 St, 1,260 feet away, for the Q22.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach Channel Dr/Beach 72 St Q221,260 feetQ22
Next buses at this stop
- Q22 …
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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-17 Beach Channel Drive Gas station1.6 miles
- 101-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 248 Beach 116th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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 two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'City Sprite' zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Thursby Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Thursby Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 nature areas
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula Nature area910 feet
- Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary Nature area1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and 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:
- Beach 72nd Street & Hessler Avenue 250 feet
- Beach 72nd Street & Elizabeth Avenue 250 feet
- Beach 72nd Street & Burchell Avenue 500 feet
- Beach 72nd Street & Gouverneur Avenue 500 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Thursby Avenue 700 feet
- Almeda Avenue & Beach 72nd Street 750 feet
- Beach 72nd Street & Amstel Boulevard 760 feet
- Beach 69th Street & Elizabeth Avenue 950 feet
See every intersection along Beach 72nd Street or Thursby Avenue.