85th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard
The five-way junction of 85th Avenue and Commonwealth Boulevard is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 7,588 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. St Gregory the Great Catholic is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, is 640 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, 640 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, QM68640 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Commonwealth Boulevard.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 700 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 7,588 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 92nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 5,080 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 98 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Our Little Angels Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K890 feet
- St Gregory the Great Catholic School1,140 feet
- P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence School1,230 feet
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- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground770 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Avenue & 246th Street 190 feet
- 85th Road & 246th Street 260 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 84th Road 270 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 85th Road 280 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue 360 feet
- 85th Avenue & 247th Street 460 feet
- 86th Avenue & 246th Street 510 feet
- 86th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 550 feet
See every intersection along 246th Street, 85th Avenue or Commonwealth Boulevard.