Merrick Boulevard & Pineville Lane
Merrick Boulevard and Pineville Lane meet at a three-way junction in St. Albans, Queens. The corner is also named Hopkins Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/Ridgedale Av, is 440 feet away for the QM63 and QM65, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/Ridgedale Av, 440 feet away, for the QM63 and QM65.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/Ridgedale Av QM63, QM65440 feetQM63 QM65
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
- QM65 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at South Conduit Avenue & 221st Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 131-07 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers410 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 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 June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11413
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27 and 31 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Hopkins Way, a co-naming enacted on January 20, 2019 (Local Law 24 of 2019).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1950.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Hopkins Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Merrick Boulevard
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 post office
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Prime Vocational Training Institute Trade or language school970 feet
- I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens School1,040 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens - New York 6 School1,040 feet
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- Kidz World Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens School1,150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Springfield Gardens Post Office1,270 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch730 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket240 feet
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and two 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Pineville Lane & Defoe Street 310 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Ridgedale Street 370 feet
- Grayson Street & Pineville Lane 570 feet
- Ridgedale Street & Defoe Street 580 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Montauk Street 600 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Merrick Boulevard 620 feet
- Pineville Lane & Nepton Street 830 feet
- Grayson Street & Ridgedale Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Merrick Boulevard or Pineville Lane.