85th Avenue & Forest Parkway
The three-way junction of 85th Avenue and Forest Parkway is in Woodhaven, 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 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, is about seven minutes on foot, for the J. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 85 St-Forest Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 85 St-Forest Pkwy J0.3 milesJ
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Forest Pkwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q56.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Forest Pkwy Q560.3 milesQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers0.9 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 November 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11421
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodhaven
- Elevation
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 097 Forest Park School1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park200 feet
- Mary Whalen Playground830 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Woodhaven Library510 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodhaven Post Office1,050 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,260 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,290 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Park Drive & Park Lane South 140 feet
- 85th Road & Forest Parkway 250 feet
- 85th Drive & Forest Parkway 500 feet
- 80th Street & Park Lane South 520 feet
- 80th Street & 85th Avenue 620 feet
- 85th Street & 85th Avenue 620 feet
- 86th Avenue & Forest Parkway 750 feet
- 85th Street & Park Lane South 760 feet
See every intersection along 85th Avenue or Forest Parkway.