85th Avenue & 118th Street

The four-way crossing of 85th Avenue and 118th Street is in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Resurrection Church Kew Gardens is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them listed historic places, and nine places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1961, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Lefferts Blvd/85 Av · Q80
Within a walk
7 places
2 listed historic places, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
85th Avenue & 118th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 121 St J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lefferts Blvd/85 Av, 270 feet away, for the Q80.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lefferts Blvd/85 Av Q80
    270 feet
    Q80

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q80 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11415
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kew Gardens
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1961.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 118th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM

West side of 118th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM

North side of 85th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 85th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Shaar Hatorah High School
    860 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jacob Riis Triangle
    570 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Richmond Hill Library
    840 feet
  2. Rko Keith's Theatre Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. Richmond Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Resurrection Church Kew Gardens Listed historic place
    150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 118th Street or 85th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.