85th Drive & Forest Parkway
The three-way junction of 85th Drive and Forest Parkway is in Woodhaven, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, 428 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Woodhaven Library is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 85 St-Forest Pkwy, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 85 St-Forest Pkwy J1,310 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Forest Pkwy, 820 feet away, for the Q56.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Forest Pkwy Q56820 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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 station0.5 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1 mile
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.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 428 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,278th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 287 more were issued.
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
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 85th Drive
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Forest Parkway
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 097 Forest Park School570 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park700 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Woodhaven Library150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodhaven Post Office550 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch750 feet
- Chase Bank branch790 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,160 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 13 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Avenue & Forest Parkway 250 feet
- 85th Road & Forest Parkway 250 feet
- 80th Street & 85th Drive 450 feet
- 86th Road & Forest Parkway 500 feet
- 85th Avenue & Forest Parkway 500 feet
- 85th Street & 85th Drive 570 feet
- Forest Park Drive & Park Lane South 650 feet
- 80th Street & 85th Road 700 feet
See every intersection along 85th Drive or Forest Parkway.