161st Street & 85th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 161st Street and 85th Avenue is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight 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 164 St/85 Av, 710 feet away, for the Q65.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/85 Av Q65710 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound at Main Street & Queens Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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
- 130 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 161st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING TUESDAY & FRIDAY 6AM-10AM
West side of 161st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 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, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Parsons Preschool1,030 feet
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Captain Tilly Park1,050 feet
Health care
- Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 85th Avenue 250 feet
- 162nd Street & 85th Avenue 330 feet
- 161st Street & 84th Drive 410 feet
- 161st Street & Normal Road 490 feet
- 159th Street & 85th Avenue 500 feet
- 160th Street & 84th Drive 640 feet
- 164th Street & 85th Avenue 670 feet
- 162nd Street & 84th Drive 680 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or 85th Avenue.