Merrick Boulevard & 105th Avenue
Merrick Boulevard and 105th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 2,473 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Ashmead Park is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/104 Av, is 390 feet away for the Q5, and 24 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/104 Av, 390 feet away, for the Q5.
- 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/104 Av Q5390 feetQ5
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station660 feet
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,473 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 73rd most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 3, 431 more were issued.
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
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 105th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Merrick Boulevard
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Colin-Newell Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5980 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ashmead Park820 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
- ALDI Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Merrick Boulevard & 107th Avenue 370 feet
- 169th Street & 105th Avenue 420 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Tuskegee Airmen Way 540 feet
- 169th Street & 106th Avenue 570 feet
- 104th Avenue & 168th Place 590 feet
- 170th Street & 105th Avenue 670 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Merrick Boulevard 700 feet
- 166th Street & 107th Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along 105th Avenue or Merrick Boulevard.