85th Avenue & 209th Street
The four-way crossing of 85th Avenue and 209th Street is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Cunningham Park is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terr, is 0.3 miles away for the Q46 and Q48, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 130 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terr, 0.3 miles away, for the Q46 and Q48.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terr Q46, Q480.3 milesQ46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Union Turnpike, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-24 Hillside Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 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 July 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 168 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 130 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 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cunningham Park70 feet
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 209th Street & Hollis Hills Terrace 160 feet
- 210th Street & 85th Avenue 280 feet
- 211th Street & 85th Avenue 540 feet
- 210th Street & Hollis Hills Terrace 600 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 209th Street 670 feet
- 82nd Avenue & Hollis Hills Terrace 720 feet
- 212th Street & 85th Avenue 800 feet
- 208th Street & Hollis Hills Terrace 810 feet
See every intersection along 209th Street, 85th Avenue or Hollis Hills Terrace.