Francis Lewis Boulevard & 135th Avenue

Francis Lewis Boulevard and 135th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Laurelton, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/231 St, is 850 feet away for the Q5, Q86 and Q87, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.

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Francis Lewis Boulevard & 135th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/231 St, 850 feet away, for the Q5, Q86 and Q87.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/231 St Q5, Q86, Q87 · Shelter
    850 feet
    Q5 Q86 Q87
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …
  2. Q86 …
  3. Q87 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at 133rd Avenue & Laurelton Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    1,130 feet
  2. 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

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

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

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 in 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Nicky's Little Sprouts, D. C Pre-K
    820 feet
  2. P.S. 156 Laurelton School
    1,240 feet
  3. Queens United Middle School
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church House of worship
    910 feet
  2. St Luke Cathedral House of worship
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    700 feet

Supermarkets

  1. JCY Merrick Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    710 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • 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 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.