Merrick Boulevard & Ridgedale Street
Merrick Boulevard and Ridgedale Street meet at a three-way junction in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,359 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/Ridgedale Av, is 60 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 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/Ridgedale Av, 60 feet away, for the QM63 and QM65.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/Ridgedale Av QM63, QM6560 feetQM63 QM65
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
- QM65 …
Cycling
- 6 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.
- 219-25 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers480 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,359 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 604th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 544 more were issued.
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
- 22 feet above sea level
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
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Merrick Boulevard
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
East side of Ridgedale Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
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 school590 feet
- I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens School670 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens - New York 6 School670 feet
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- Kidz World Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K770 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens School780 feet
Community centers and public services
- Springfield Gardens Post Office900 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch350 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket620 feet
- Western Beef Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,230 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ridgedale Street & Defoe Street 210 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Merrick Boulevard 240 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Pineville Lane 370 feet
- Grayson Street & Ridgedale Street 460 feet
- Pineville Lane & Defoe Street 570 feet
- Ridgedale Street & Nepton Street 720 feet
- Grayson Street & Pineville Lane 770 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 135th Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along Merrick Boulevard or Ridgedale Street.