109th Avenue & Merrick Boulevard at 171st Street
The four-way crossing of 109th Avenue, Merrick Boulevard and 171st Street is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 934 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Brinkerhoff Mall is 620 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/109 Av, is 60 feet away for the Q5, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/109 Av, 60 feet away, for the Q5.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/109 Av Q560 feetQ5
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 108-46 Merrick Boulevard Gas station1,010 feet
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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.
- 0 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 934 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 814th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 576 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11433
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 171st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 171st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Merrick Boulevard
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Merrick Boulevard
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 008 Richard S. Grossley School810 feet
- The Emerson School810 feet
- York Early College Academy School810 feet
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- Colin-Newell Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Latimer Playground490 feet
- Brinkerhoff Mall620 feet
- Proctor-Hopson Circle630 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch970 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket680 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store340 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six food stores.
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 of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 109th Avenue & Merrick Boulevard 140 feet
- 109th Avenue & 171st Street 140 feet
- 171st Street & 108th Drive 260 feet
- 109th Avenue & 169th Place 260 feet
- 109th Avenue & 171st Place 400 feet
- 108th Drive & 169th Place 450 feet
- 109th Road & 169th Place 500 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 110th Avenue 550 feet
See every intersection along 109th Avenue, 171st Street or Merrick Boulevard.