Merrick Boulevard & Archer Avenue

Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 41 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. It is 1,280 feet to the 103rd Precinct. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about eight minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Archer Avenue, all day.

Safety record
31 hurt
41 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Archer Av/Merrick Blvd · Q5
Within a walk
10 places
6 religious buildings, 1 older adult center and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Merrick Boulevard & Archer Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    0.4 miles
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. 169 St F
    0.5 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jamaica Center Station Riders, Blue” (1991) by Sam Gilliam at the Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Archer Av/Merrick Blvd, 50 feet away, for the Q5.

  • 37 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Archer Av/Merrick Blvd Q5 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    50 feet
    Q5
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …

Live arrivals

Archer Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    570 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 41 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 31 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, May 2023

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)
Jamaica
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 160 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 476 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Archer Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Archer Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Merrick Boulevard

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYS DOCCS MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-6PM
  • Bus layover only 2 signs NON-MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY SATURDAY 9AM-6PM NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of Merrick Boulevard

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 police station
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    730 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ashmead Park
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 92-47 165th Street Older adult center
    250 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    690 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Archer Avenue or Merrick Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.