150th Street & 85th Drive
The four-way crossing of 150th Street and 85th Drive is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Briarwood Playground is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Parsons Blvd F0.3 milesF
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- F …
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Sutphin Blvd F0.4 milesF
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/85 Dr, 800 feet away, for the Q25.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/85 Dr Q25800 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.8 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 chargers0.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
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
- 141 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 150th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of 150th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of 85th Drive
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 85th Drive
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Pickwick School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K320 feet
- Sco Family of Services/T Paplin Sch School1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Briarwood Playground940 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Drive & 151st Street 260 feet
- 150th Street & 86th Avenue 260 feet
- 149th Street & 85th Drive 290 feet
- 152nd Street & 85th Drive 510 feet
- 150th Street & 85th Road 510 feet
- 150th Street & 87th Avenue 520 feet
- 148th Street & 85th Drive 590 feet
- 149th Street & 85th Road 720 feet
See every intersection along 150th Street or 85th Drive.