Farmers Boulevard & Sidway Place

Farmers Boulevard and Sidway Place meet at a three-way junction in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Farmers Blvd/Merrick Blvd, is 310 feet away for the Q3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Farmers Boulevard & Sidway Place Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Farmers Blvd/Merrick Blvd, 310 feet away, for the Q3.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Farmers Blvd/Merrick Blvd Q3
    310 feet
    Q3

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 131-07 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    520 feet
  2. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11434
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
113 and 116 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
St. Albans
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the northern catalpa.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Farmers Boulevard

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Francis Grace Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and seven 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 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.