89th Avenue & Merrick Boulevard

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and Merrick Boulevard is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rising Stars Islamic School is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Merrick Boulevard, all day. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
960 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Merrick Blvd/90 Av · Q30, Q31, Q75
Within a walk
23 places
11 religious buildings, 4 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & Merrick Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    960 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    0.5 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/90 Av, 340 feet away, for the Q30, Q31 and Q75.

  • 40 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/90 Av Q30, Q31, Q75
    340 feet
    Q30 Q31 Q75

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q30 …
  2. Q31 …
  3. Q75 …

Live arrivals

Merrick Boulevard carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    1,030 feet
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, February 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
24 and 27 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
60 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 174 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 89th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 89th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of Merrick Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 417229, 420102 and 420644.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Spanish and Mexican Baroque, and built in 1928.

  1. Loew's Valencia Theater Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Rising Stars Islamic School
    400 feet
  2. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    890 feet
  3. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
Show all 6
  1. M.S. 358 School
    1,160 feet
  2. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    1,160 feet
  3. Elhaam Academy School
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    330 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    680 feet
  2. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    1,170 feet
  3. Older adult center at 89-60 164th Street Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,100 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 89th Avenue or Merrick Boulevard.

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