Merrick Boulevard & Tuskegee Airmen Way
Merrick Boulevard and Tuskegee Airmen Way meet at a three-way junction in South Jamaica, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Ashmead Park is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/104 Av, is 190 feet away for the Q5, and 31 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, six of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. A bus lane runs along Merrick Boulevard, all day. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/104 Av, 190 feet away, for the Q5.
- 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/104 Av Q5190 feetQ5
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
Merrick Boulevard carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station1,190 feet
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11433
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Tuskegee Airmen Way
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Tuskegee Airmen Way
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ashmead Park450 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Liberty Avenue & Merrick Boulevard 160 feet
- Tuskegee Airmen Way & South Road 250 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 168th Street at Merrick Boulevard 350 feet
- 165th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 430 feet
- 104th Avenue & 168th Place 460 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 165th Street 510 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 168th Street 540 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 105th Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along Merrick Boulevard or Tuskegee Airmen Way.