85th Road & Grand Central Parkway

The three-way junction of 85th Road and Grand Central Parkway is in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/Grand Central Pkwy, is 0.4 miles away for the Q17. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 140 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

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85th Road & Grand Central Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 188 St/Grand Central Pkwy, 0.4 miles away, for the Q17.

  • 1 route within a ten-minute walk
  1. 188 St/Grand Central Pkwy Q17
    0.4 miles
    Q17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q17 …

Live arrivals

By car

A ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound starts at this corner.

  1. 187-41 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    2.3 miles

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11427
Community board
Queens Community Board 8
City Council district
23
Police precinct
107
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
Elevation
142 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 140 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 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 religious building

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 nearest corners on foot, with walking distances:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.