224th Street & 137th Avenue
The three-way junction of 224th Street and 137th Avenue is in Laurelton, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Laurelton Library is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/224 St, is 1,320 feet away for the Q5, Q86, Q87 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, 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/224 St, 1,320 feet away, for the Q5, Q86, Q87, QM63 and QM65.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/224 St Q5, Q86, Q87, QM63 +1 · Shelter1,320 feetQ5 Q86 Q87 QM63 QM65
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
- QM63 …
- QM65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at 133rd Avenue & Laurelton Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2022.
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
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 224th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 224th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Linden SDA Daycare Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,050 feet
- Linden SDA Elementary School1,270 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Laurelton Library1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 225th Street & 137th Avenue 190 feet
- 226th Street & 137th Avenue 460 feet
- 135th Avenue & 224th Street 670 feet
- 227th Street & 137th Avenue 720 feet
- 225th Street & 138th Avenue 870 feet
- 135th Avenue & 225th Street 870 feet
- 224th Street & 138th Avenue 890 feet
- 223rd Street & 135th Avenue 910 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or 224th Street.