148th Street & 85th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 148th Street and 85th Avenue is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Briarwood Playground is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1952, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Sutphin Blvd F0.4 milesF
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- F …
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/84 Rd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q25.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/84 Rd Q25 · Shelter0.3 milesQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound at Main Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 125 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 148th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 148th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 85th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 85th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 217 Robert A. van WYCK School540 feet
- P.S. 117 J. Keld / Briarwood School880 feet
- Sco Family of Services/T Paplin Sch School1,160 feet
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- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Parsons Preschool1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Briarwood Playground60 feet
Houses of worship
- St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, 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:
- 148th Street & 84th Drive 270 feet
- 148th Street & 85th Road 320 feet
- 150th Street & 85th Avenue 350 feet
- 149th Street & 85th Road 460 feet
- 150th Street & 84th Drive 550 feet
- 85th Avenue & 151st Street 610 feet
- 148th Street & 85th Drive 650 feet
- 150th Street & 85th Road 680 feet
See every intersection along 148th Street or 85th Avenue.