Virginia Street & Empire Avenue
Virginia Street and Empire Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Beach 9 St/Cornaga Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q113 and Q114. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 180 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Beach 9 St/Cornaga Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q113 and Q114.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Beach 9 St/Cornaga Av Q113, Q1140.3 milesQ113 Q114
Next buses at this stop
- Q113 …
- Q114 …
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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
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
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 180 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Empire Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Empire Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Virginia Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Virginia Street & Almont Road 250 feet
- Sage Street & Empire Avenue 360 feet
- Virginia Street & Beck Road 520 feet
- Reads Lane & Empire Avenue 580 feet
- Sage Street & Balsam Court 600 feet
- Virginia Street & Cedar Lawn Avenue 800 feet
- Reads Lane & Mobile Road 850 feet
- Sage Street & Bolton Road 1,080 feet
See every intersection along Empire Avenue or Virginia Street.