23rd Avenue & 85th Street
The three-way junction of 23rd Avenue and 85th Street is in East Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Vaughn College is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 23 Av/85 St, is 110 feet away for the Q47, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and five places to eat. Within 820 feet are 17 homes, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 23 Av/85 St, 110 feet away, for the Q47.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 23 Av/85 St Q47110 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 23 Ave & 83 St 19 docks in all630 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Astoria Boulevard North & Grand Central Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 85-05 Astoria Boulevard Gas station970 feet
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11370
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 21 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 17 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1945.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 51 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 23rd Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 23rd Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 23rd Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 85th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 85th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309882 and 310573.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 college
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Vaughn College870 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Planeview Park60 feet
- Laguardia Landing Lights Park580 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat.
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 23rd Avenue & Planeview Park Path 60 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 86th Street 260 feet
- 86th Street & Ditmars Boulevard 430 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 87th Street 520 feet
- 85th Street & 24th Avenue 670 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 88th Street 780 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 23rd Avenue 860 feet
- 85th Street & Astoria Boulevard 910 feet
See every intersection along 23rd Avenue or 85th Street.