221st Street & 137th Avenue
The three-way junction of 221st Street and 137th Avenue is in Laurelton, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/222 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q5, Q86 and Q87, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/222 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q5, Q86 and Q87.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/222 St Q5, Q86, Q870.4 milesQ5 Q86 Q87
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at South Conduit Avenue & 221st Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 219-25 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11413
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Laurelton
- Elevation
- 22 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School1,080 feet
Houses of worship
- St Mary Magdalene RC Church House of worship1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 222nd Street & 137th Avenue 250 feet
- 137th Avenue & 220th Place 250 feet
- 223rd Street & 137th Avenue 320 feet
- 220th Place & 137th Road 400 feet
- 220th Street & 137th Avenue 500 feet
- 221st Street & 136th Avenue 500 feet
- 223rd Street & 137th Road 570 feet
- 138th Avenue & 220th Place 670 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or 221st Street.