Merrick Boulevard & Baisley Boulevard

Merrick Boulevard and Baisley Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 47 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 2,543 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Roy Wilkins Recreation Center is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd, is 80 feet away for the Q5, Q85, Q86 and three more, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
47 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Belt Parkway
1.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd · Q5, Q85, Q86, Q87 +2
Within a walk
6 places
3 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Merrick Boulevard & Baisley Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd, 80 feet away, for the Q5, Q85, Q86, Q87 and two more.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd Q5, Q85, Q86, Q87 +2 · Shelter
    80 feet
    Q5 Q85 Q86 Q87 Q89 QM63
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …
  2. Q85 …
  3. Q86 …
  4. Q87 …
  5. Q89 …
  6. QM63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 168-07 Baisley Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 47 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 2,543 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 72nd most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 890 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11434
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27 and 28 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
113
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
St. Albans
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Baisley Boulevard

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Baisley Boulevard

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

North side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

West side of Merrick Boulevard

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

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Roy Wilkins Recreation Center Park
    100 feet
  2. Nautilus Playground
    220 feet
  3. Roy Wilkins Park Playground
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Baisley Boulevard or Merrick Boulevard.

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