159th Street & 85th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 159th 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. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Parsons 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/159 St, 760 feet away, for the Q25.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/159 St Q25760 feetQ25
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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station1,120 feet
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 132 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are 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 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 159th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 159th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 85th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 85th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Parsons Preschool530 feet
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K540 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5540 feet
Show all 5
- Growing Up Green Charter School II School920 feet
- The Pickwick School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Houses of worship
- St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship860 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,060 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and seven 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 85th Avenue 250 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 85th Avenue 310 feet
- 159th Street & 84th Drive 370 feet
- 161st Street & 85th Avenue 500 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 84th Drive 580 feet
- 85th Avenue & 152nd Street 590 feet
- 160th Street & 84th Drive 620 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 159th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or 85th Avenue.