Merrill Street & Vaswani Avenue
Merrill Street and Vaswani Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Roy Wilkins Recreation Center is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd, is 690 feet away for the Q5, Q85, Q86 and three more, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd, 690 feet away, for the Q5, Q85, Q86, Q87 and two more.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd Q5, Q85, Q86, Q87 +2 · Shelter690 feetQ5 Q85 Q86 Q87 Q89 QM63
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q85 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
- Q89 …
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st 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 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Roy Wilkins Recreation Center Park770 feet
- Nautilus Playground880 feet
- Gwen Ifill Park Nature area1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and five 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 125th Avenue & Merrill Street 140 feet
- Baisley Boulevard & Merrill Street 400 feet
- 125th Avenue & 174th Place 400 feet
- 126th Avenue & 174th Place 610 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Baisley Boulevard 670 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 125th Avenue 680 feet
- Merrill Street & Brocher Road 740 feet
- 127th Avenue & 174th Place 820 feet
See every intersection along Merrill Street.