Merrick Boulevard & Brookville Boulevard

Merrick Boulevard and Brookville Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,676 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. In 2026, 1,722 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Laurelton Playground is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brookville Blvd/Merrick Blvd, is 50 feet away for the Q5 and Q86. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and 12 places to eat.

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Merrick Boulevard & Brookville Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Brookville Blvd/Merrick Blvd, 50 feet away, for the Q5 and Q86.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brookville Blvd/Merrick Blvd Q5, Q86
    50 feet
    Q5 Q86

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …
  2. Q86 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 135th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 680 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,722 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Northbound on Brookville Boulevard1,122
Westbound on Merrick Boulevard600
Total1,722

In 2025, 1,676 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 503rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 989 more were issued.

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About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11422
Community board
Queens Community Board 13
City Council district
31
Police precinct
116
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Rosedale
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.

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
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

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

East side of Brookville Boulevard

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Brookville Boulevard

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 3AM-6AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. The Gordon Parks School
    1,070 feet
  2. P.S. 038 Rosedale School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Laurelton Playground
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 133-33 Brookville Boulevard Older adult center
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. JCY Merrick Food Supermarket
    690 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

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