221st Street & Merrick Boulevard

The three-way junction of 221st Street and Merrick Boulevard is in Laurelton, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Laurelton Library is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/222 St, is 250 feet away for the Q5, Q86 and Q87, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Belt Parkway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Merrick Blvd/222 St · Q5, Q86, Q87
Within a walk
11 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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221st Street & Merrick Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/222 St, 250 feet away, for the Q5, Q86 and Q87.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/222 St Q5, Q86, Q87
    250 feet
    Q5 Q86 Q87

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …
  2. Q86 …
  3. Q87 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at 133rd Avenue & Laurelton Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 219-25 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    440 feet
  2. 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,170 feet
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1957.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2025 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 221st Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

North side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 library
  • 1 post office
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Curve Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    180 feet
  2. Merrick Academy - Queens Public Charter School
    180 feet
  3. Kidz World Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
Show all 4
  1. Prime Vocational Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 54 Ambulance station
    490 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Laurelton Library
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Springfield Gardens Post Office
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    670 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 221st Street or Merrick Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.