Merrick Boulevard & Anderson Road
Merrick Boulevard and Anderson Road meet at a three-way junction in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gwen Ifill Park is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/127 Av, is 90 feet away for the Q5, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/127 Av, 90 feet away, for the Q5.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/127 Av Q590 feetQ5
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 131-07 Merrick Boulevard Gas station1,270 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1955.
Since 2014 at least 24 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Merrick Boulevard
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- Center of Excellence Springfield Gardens Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K50 feet
- Francis Grace Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K810 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gwen Ifill Park Nature area1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket770 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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:
- Merrick Boulevard & 127th Avenue 210 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Zoller Road 260 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 129th Avenue 310 feet
- 177th Street & 127th Avenue 400 feet
- Anderson Road & Sidway Place 480 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 126th Avenue 490 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Eveleth Road 510 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 130th Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along Anderson Road or Merrick Boulevard.