37th Avenue & 85th Street

The four-way crossing of 37th Avenue and 85th Street is in Jackson Heights, Queens. It lies inside the Jackson Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Ward Meehan Meeting Hall stands 790 feet away, and Renaissance Charter School is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, 82 St-Jackson Hts, is about six minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and 59 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
82 St-Jackson Hts
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
82 St/37 Av · Q32
Within a walk
9 places
3 religious buildings, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
37th Avenue & 85th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 82 St-Jackson Hts, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 82 St-Jackson Hts 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 90 St-Elmhurst Av 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 82 St/37 Av, 850 feet away, for the Q32.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 82 St/37 Av Q32 · Countdown sign
    850 feet
    Q32
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 56 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 86 St & 37 Ave 22 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 35th Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 72-02 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 81-09 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11372
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
21 and 25 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
115
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jackson Heights
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1954.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 37th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 37th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of 85th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 85th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 405259, 463032 and 468171.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Jackson Heights Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 219 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Anglo-American Garden Home, and mostly built between 1924 and 1927.

  1. Young Israel of Jackson Heights Designated landmark
    450 feet
  2. St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Convent Designated landmark
    740 feet
  3. St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Ward Meehan Meeting Hall Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. Q222 - Fire Fighter Christopher A. Santora School Pre-K
    530 feet
  2. Renaissance Charter School
    1,000 feet
  3. Jackson Developmental Center Jackson School
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Manuel De Dios Unanue Triangle
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jackson Heights Library
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Joan of Arc House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 35-24 83rd Street Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 37th Avenue or 85th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.