85th Avenue & 152nd Street
The four-way crossing of 85th Avenue and 152nd Street is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Briarwood Playground is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Parsons Blvd F0.4 milesF
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- F …
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/84 Rd, 880 feet away, for the Q25.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/84 Rd Q25 · Shelter880 feetQ25
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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station1,080 feet
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 131 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1920 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and July 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 152nd Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 152nd Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 85th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 85th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Parsons Preschool400 feet
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K510 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5510 feet
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- Growing Up Green Charter School II School530 feet
- The Pickwick School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Briarwood Playground920 feet
Houses of worship
- St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship450 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,020 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Avenue & 151st Street 260 feet
- 152nd Street & 84th Drive 260 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 85th Avenue 280 feet
- 84th Drive & 151st Street 520 feet
- 150th Street & 85th Avenue 520 feet
- 152nd Street & 84th Road 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 84th Drive 550 feet
- 159th Street & 85th Avenue 590 feet
See every intersection along 152nd Street or 85th Avenue.