79th Street & 85th Drive
The three-way junction of 79th Street and 85th Drive is in Woodhaven, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Forest Park is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, 75 St-Elderts Ln, is about seven minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and seven places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1926, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 75 St-Elderts Ln, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.3 milesJ Z
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Also within a walk
- 85 St-Forest Pkwy J0.4 milesJ
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the 75 St-Elderts Ln station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/77 St, 1,100 feet away, for the Q56.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/77 St Q561,100 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1.1 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 April 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11421
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodhaven
- Elevation
- 73 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1926.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 79th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 85th Drive
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY & THURSDAY 7AM-3PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park540 feet
- Mary Whalen Playground560 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change 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:
- 79th Street & 86th Avenue 250 feet
- 79th Street & 85th Road 250 feet
- 78th Street & 86th Avenue 480 feet
- 79th Street & Park Lane South 510 feet
- 76th Street & 85th Drive 650 feet
- 80th Street & Park Lane South 750 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 79th Street 830 feet
- 80th Street & 85th Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or 85th Drive.