Merrick Boulevard & 222nd Street

Merrick Boulevard and 222nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Laurelton, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Laurelton Library is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/222 St, is 60 feet away for the Q5, Q86 and Q87, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Belt Parkway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Merrick Blvd/222 St · Q5, Q86, Q87
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Merrick Boulevard & 222nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/222 St, 60 feet away, for the Q5, Q86 and Q87.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/222 St Q5, Q86, Q87
    60 feet
    Q5 Q86 Q87

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …
  2. Q86 …
  3. Q87 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at 133rd Avenue & Laurelton Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 219-25 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    700 feet
  2. 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    910 feet
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1955.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 222nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 library
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Merrick Academy - Queens Public Charter School
    260 feet
  2. The Learning Curve Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    440 feet
  3. Middleton's Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ceo Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  2. Kidz World Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 54 Ambulance station
    230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Laurelton Library
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Springfield Gardens Post Office
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    930 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 222nd Street or Merrick Boulevard.

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