Merrick Boulevard, Queens NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade D, 35 out of 100. How does Merrick Boulevard in Queens rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade D, livability 35 out of 100.
Calm 23, ranked against major corridors. Access 57, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most major corridors, but a lot within a walk.
That puts Merrick Boulevard in the bottom 9% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on parking (59) and tree cover (98); traffic safety (9) is the weak spot.
On the record
Crashes are the mark against Merrick Boulevard. 564 people have been injured in reported crashes here since 2021, and traffic safety ranks 9 among major corridors. HPD has cited 142 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 20 per 100 homes on file. Complaints are rare by comparison. Commercial noise is the most-filed, with 127 reports. Tree cover ranks 98, the strongest of the ten dimensions, and access ranks 57 against every street in the city. About 35% of the 705 homes on file are rent-stabilized.
Scores are built from 311 complaints, HPD violations, NYPD crash records, MTA stop locations, DOHMH food permits, and the street tree census, divided by the homes and businesses on the street, updated weekly. Read the scoring method or the data sources.
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