218th Street & 85th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 218th Street and 85th Avenue is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Bell Blvd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 190 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Bell Blvd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Bell Blvd Q46, Q48, QM6, QM360.3 milesQ46 Q48 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.6 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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 2012.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 174 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 190 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 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 217th Street & 85th Avenue 270 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 218th Street 380 feet
- 85th Avenue & 82nd Avenue 480 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 85th Avenue 540 feet
- 218th Street & 82nd Avenue 590 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 217th Street 690 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 82nd Avenue 750 feet
- 215th Street & 85th Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 218th Street or 85th Avenue.