Merrill Street & Brocher Road
Merrill Street and Brocher Road meet at a three-way junction in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Phoenix Gate Community Garden is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd, is 640 feet away for the Q5, Q85, Q86 and three more, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd, 640 feet away, for the Q5, Q85, Q86, Q87 and two more.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd Q5, Q85, Q86, Q87 +2 · Shelter640 feetQ5 Q85 Q86 Q87 Q89 QM63
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q85 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
- Q89 …
- QM63 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & 160th Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 168-07 Baisley Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Baisley Park
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Merrill Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 garden
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Roy Wilkins Recreation Center Park720 feet
- Nautilus Playground830 feet
- Phoenix Gate Community Garden980 feet
Show all 4
- Roy Wilkins Park Playground1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three 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:
- Merrill Street & Amelia Road 250 feet
- Baisley Boulevard & Merrill Street 350 feet
- Merrill Street & Victoria Drive 500 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Baisley Boulevard 620 feet
- Merrill Street & Victoria Road 630 feet
- 172nd Street & Brocher Road 660 feet
- 119th Road & Merrill Street 690 feet
- Merrill Street & Vaswani Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along Brocher Road or Merrill Street.