90th Avenue & Merrick Boulevard

The three-way junction of 90th Avenue and Merrick Boulevard is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Central Library is 230 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Merrick Boulevard, all day. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
1,310 feet · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Merrick Blvd/90 Av · Q30, Q31, Q75
Within a walk
19 places
9 religious buildings, 2 career or business centers and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
90th Avenue & Merrick Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    1,310 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/90 Av, 40 feet away, for the Q30, Q31 and Q75.

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

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
  • Turn calming, August 2025
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 90th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 90th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 420103 and 420104.

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
    350 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    550 feet
  2. Rising Stars Islamic School
    740 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Serinor Community Garden - International Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  2. Older adult center at 92-47 165th Street Older adult center
    1,190 feet
  3. Queens Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,200 feet
Show all 4
  1. Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    830 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,310 feet

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    220 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and six food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 90th 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.