Francis Lewis Boulevard & 233rd Street
Francis Lewis Boulevard and 233rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Laurelton, Queens. The corner is also named Nzingha Abena Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Laurelton Playground is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brookville Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 1,180 feet away for the Q86, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brookville Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd, 1,180 feet away, for the Q86.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brookville Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd Q861,180 feetQ86
Next buses at this stop
- Q86 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 135th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 243-04 South Conduit Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Laurelton
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Nzingha Abena Way, a co-naming enacted on January 19, 2020 (Local Law 26 of 2020).
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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Nzingha Abena Way.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Laurelton Playground1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- JCY Merrick Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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:
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 234th Street 260 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 232nd Street 260 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Laurelton Parkway 480 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 231st Street 520 feet
- 137th Avenue & 233rd Street 680 feet
- 233rd Street & 139th Avenue 680 feet
- Belt Parkway & Francis Lewis Boulevard 740 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 230th Place 790 feet
See every intersection along 233rd Street or Francis Lewis Boulevard.