Liberty Avenue & 168th Street at Merrick Boulevard

Liberty Avenue, 168th Street and Merrick Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 42 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ashmead Park is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/Liberty Av, is 50 feet away for the Q5, and 31 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, five of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
29 hurt
42 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Van Wyck Expressway
1.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Merrick Blvd/Liberty Av · Q5
Within a walk
6 places
5 religious buildings and 1 park, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Avenue & 168th Street at Merrick Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/Liberty Av, 50 feet away, for the Q5.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/Liberty Av Q5
    50 feet
    Q5

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …

Live arrivals

A lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, runs along 168th Street, 6am to 7pm on weekdays.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,100 feet
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 42 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 29 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11433
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Jamaica
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 168th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

West side of 168th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

North side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

West side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ashmead Park
    100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,040 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 168th Street, Liberty Avenue or Merrick Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.