Liberty Avenue & Merrick Boulevard
Liberty Avenue and Merrick Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ashmead Park is 290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Liberty Av/Merrick Blvd, is 120 feet away for the Q42, and 34 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. A bus lane runs along Merrick Boulevard, all day.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Liberty Av/Merrick Blvd, 120 feet away, for the Q42.
- 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Liberty Av/Merrick Blvd Q42120 feetQ42
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
Merrick Boulevard carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2023.
What the city has done here
- 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)
- Jamaica
- Elevation
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 180 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Liberty Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
South side of Liberty Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 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 listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ashmead Park290 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 92-47 165th Street Older adult center1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store840 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Merrick Boulevard & Tuskegee Airmen Way 160 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 168th Street at Merrick Boulevard 190 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 165th Street 350 feet
- Tuskegee Airmen Way & South Road 360 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 168th Street 380 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Douglas Avenue 410 feet
- 165th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 530 feet
- 168th Street & Douglas Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along Liberty Avenue or Merrick Boulevard.