84th Drive & Smedley Street
The three-way junction of 84th Drive and Smedley Street is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Briarwood is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/84 Rd, is 0.4 miles away for the Q25, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/84 Rd, 0.4 miles away, for the Q25.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/84 Rd Q25 · Shelter0.4 milesQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound at Main Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.5 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 chargers0.8 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 120 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1948 and 1959.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 84th Drive
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Smedley Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Smedley Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 117 J. Keld / Briarwood School940 feet
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,200 feet
- Renanim Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Briarwood Playground930 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Briarwood House of worship640 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 84th Road & Smedley Street 280 feet
- 84th Avenue & Smedley Street 520 feet
- 143rd Street & 84th Drive 570 feet
- 148th Street & 84th Drive 600 feet
- 84th Drive & Pershing Crescent 750 feet
- Hoover Avenue & Smedley Street 790 feet
- 84th Road & Daniels Street 790 feet
- 148th Street & 85th Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along 84th Drive or Smedley Street.