Merrick Boulevard & Belknap Street
Merrick Boulevard and Belknap Street meet at a four-way crossing in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 41 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 591 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Cynthia Jenkins School is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Farmers Blvd/131 Av, is 580 feet away for the Q3, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Farmers Blvd/131 Av, 580 feet away, for the Q3.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Farmers Blvd/131 Av Q3580 feetQ3
Next buses at this stop
- Q3 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 131-07 Merrick Boulevard Gas station620 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 41 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 591 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,089th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 258 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 190 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 1920 and 1945.
Trees
Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Belknap Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Merrick Boulevard
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
South side of Merrick Boulevard
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Francis Grace Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K820 feet
- Cynthia Jenkins School1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket860 feet
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Belknap Street & Mathewson Court 120 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 180th Street 330 feet
- 134th Avenue & Belknap Street 380 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Farmers Boulevard 570 feet
- 135th Avenue & Belknap Street 640 feet
- Farmers Boulevard & 131st Avenue 700 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Montauk Street 720 feet
- 134th Avenue & Crandall Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along Belknap Street or Merrick Boulevard.