79th Street & 85th Road
The three-way junction of 79th Street and 85th Road is in Woodhaven, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Forest Park is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, 75 St-Elderts Ln, is about eight minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1926, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 72 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.4 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, 0.3 miles away, for the Q56.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/77 St Q560.3 milesQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
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 station0.5 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 February 2020.
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
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 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
North side of 85th Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY & THURSDAY 7AM-3PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park290 feet
- Mary Whalen Playground310 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Street & 85th Drive 250 feet
- 79th Street & Park Lane South 260 feet
- 79th Street & 86th Avenue 500 feet
- 80th Street & Park Lane South 510 feet
- 80th Street & 85th Avenue 600 feet
- 76th Street & 85th Road 650 feet
- 78th Street & 86th Avenue 730 feet
- 80th Street & 85th Road 850 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or 85th Road.