85th Avenue & 104th Street
The four-way crossing of 85th Avenue and 104th Street is in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 104 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 104 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 104 St J, Z0.3 milesJ Z
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the 104 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Park Lane South, 1,320 feet away, for the Q55.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/Park Lane South Q551,320 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 90-01 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11418
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Richmond Hill
- Elevation
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 85th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1898.
- Public School 66 Designated landmark480 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 066 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School570 feet
- P.S. 254 - the Rosa Parks School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park310 feet
- Giovanelli Playground960 feet
- Jackson Pond Playground1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Avenue & 105th Street 250 feet
- 104th Street & Park Lane South 270 feet
- 85th Avenue & 106th Street 480 feet
- Park Lane South & 105th Street 530 feet
- 102nd Street & 85th Avenue 590 feet
- 86th Avenue & 104th Street 650 feet
- 85th Avenue & 107th Street 700 feet
- Park Lane South & 106th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 104th Street or 85th Avenue.