Merrick Boulevard & 224th Street
Merrick Boulevard and 224th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Laurelton, Queens. The corner is also named Michelle Middleton Bond Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Laurelton Library is 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/224 St, is 70 feet away for the Q5, Q86, Q87 and two more, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/224 St, 70 feet away, for the Q5, Q86, Q87, QM63 and QM65.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/224 St Q5, Q86, Q87, QM63 +1 · Shelter70 feetQ5 Q86 Q87 QM63 QM65
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
- QM63 …
- QM65 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at 133rd Avenue & Laurelton Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-25 Merrick Boulevard Gas station1,220 feet
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers380 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 30 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Michelle Middleton Bond Square, a co-naming enacted on February 18, 2003 (Local Law 14 of 2003).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Michelle Middleton Bond Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 224th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Merrick Boulevard
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 3AM-6AM
South side of Merrick Boulevard
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 416434 and 421792.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Middleton's Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
- Ceo Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K590 feet
- Merrick Academy - Queens Public Charter School780 feet
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- The Learning Curve Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5960 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 54 Ambulance station460 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Laurelton Library430 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket350 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 223rd Street & Merrick Boulevard 180 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 225th Street 250 feet
- 224th Street & 134th Road 380 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 224th Street 460 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 226th Street 520 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 222nd Street 520 feet
- 223rd Street & 134th Road 560 feet
- 135th Avenue & 224th Street 630 feet
See every intersection along 224th Street or Merrick Boulevard.