84th Avenue & Smedley Street
The four-way crossing of 84th Avenue and Smedley Street is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Briarwood is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Coolidge Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q20, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Coolidge Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q20.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Coolidge Av Q200.3 milesQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound at Main Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 126 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1970.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 84th Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 84th Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Smedley Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Smedley Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K670 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Briarwood House of worship1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 84th Road & Smedley Street 250 feet
- Hoover Avenue & Smedley Street 270 feet
- 84th Drive & Smedley Street 520 feet
- Coolidge Avenue & Smedley Street 530 feet
- 84th Avenue & Daniels Street 620 feet
- 150th Street & 84th Avenue 700 feet
- 84th Road & Daniels Street 760 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Smedley Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 84th Avenue or Smedley Street.