149th Street & 85th Road
The three-way junction of 149th Street and 85th Road is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Briarwood Playground is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Sutphin Blvd F0.3 milesF
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- F …
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Parsons Blvd F0.5 milesF
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/85 Dr, 0.3 miles away, for the Q25.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/85 Dr Q250.3 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 station0.5 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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 December 2017.
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
- 137 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 149th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 149th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 85th Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Sco Family of Services/T Paplin Sch School970 feet
- J.H.S. 217 Robert A. van WYCK School1,000 feet
- The Pickwick School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Briarwood Playground300 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 148th Street & 85th Road 130 feet
- 150th Street & 85th Road 260 feet
- 149th Street & 85th Drive 440 feet
- 148th Street & 85th Drive 460 feet
- 148th Street & 85th Avenue 460 feet
- 150th Street & 85th Avenue 590 feet
- 150th Street & 85th Drive 720 feet
- 148th Street & 84th Drive 730 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or 85th Road.