Francis Lewis Boulevard & 137th Avenue
Francis Lewis Boulevard and 137th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Laurelton, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, 1,900 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Linden SDA Elementary School is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/231 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q5, Q86 and Q87, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them schools.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/231 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q5, Q86 and Q87.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/231 St Q5, Q86, Q87 · Shelter0.3 milesQ5 Q86 Q87
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at 133rd Avenue & Laurelton Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2020.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,900 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 448th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 705 more were issued.
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
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
Schools and child care
- Nicky's Little Sprouts, D. C Pre-K530 feet
- P.S. 156 Laurelton School560 feet
- Queens United Middle School560 feet
Show all 5
- Linden SDA Elementary School790 feet
- Linden SDA Daycare Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5850 feet
Supermarkets
- JCY Merrick Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 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 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:
- 230th Street & 137th Avenue 270 feet
- 231st Street & 137th Avenue 280 feet
- 229th Street & 137th Avenue 530 feet
- 232nd Street & 137th Avenue 530 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 230th Place 680 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 135th Avenue 680 feet
- 137th Avenue & 233rd Street 790 feet
- 228th Street & 137th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or Francis Lewis Boulevard.