Merrick Boulevard & 88th Avenue

Merrick Boulevard and 88th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Central Library is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Merrick Boulevard, all day.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
700 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Hillside Av/166 St · QM68
Within a walk
17 places
7 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Merrick Boulevard & 88th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    700 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/166 St, 360 feet away, for the QM68.

  • 38 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/166 St QM68 · Shelter
    360 feet
    QM68
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM68 …

Live arrivals

Merrick Boulevard carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
24
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1937 and 1962.

Since 2014 at least 174 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 88th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

South side of 88th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Merrick Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 417229 and 447427.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Rising Stars Islamic School
    680 feet
  2. Elhaam Academy School
    960 feet
  3. M.S. 358 School
    1,050 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    1,050 feet
  2. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  3. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    620 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    740 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    510 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    480 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change 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 88th Avenue or Merrick Boulevard.

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