84th Road & Smedley Street
The three-way junction of 84th Road and Smedley Street is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Briarwood Playground is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/84 Rd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q25, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1960, 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, 0.3 miles away, for the Q25.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/84 Rd Q25 · Shelter0.3 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, 0.6 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 chargers0.8 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
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
- 130 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1960.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 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
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 84th Road
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 84th Road
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Smedley Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Smedley Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K920 feet
- P.S. 117 J. Keld / Briarwood School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Briarwood Playground1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Briarwood House of worship790 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 84th Avenue & Smedley Street 250 feet
- 84th Drive & Smedley Street 280 feet
- 84th Road & Daniels Street 520 feet
- Hoover Avenue & Smedley Street 520 feet
- Coolidge Avenue & Smedley Street 770 feet
- 150th Street & 84th Road 820 feet
- 143rd Street & 84th Drive 850 feet
- 84th Avenue & Daniels Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 84th Road or Smedley Street.