223rd Street & 137th Road

The three-way junction of 223rd Street and 137th Road is in Laurelton, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. 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 is one public place. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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223rd Street & 137th Road Nearby corners, linked

Bus

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
  1. Merrick Blvd/222 St Q5, Q86, Q87
    0.4 miles
    Q5 Q86 Q87

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …
  2. Q86 …
  3. Q87 …

Live arrivals

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.

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

No 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 2020.

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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Laurelton Masion Day Care Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

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