85th Street & 157th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 85th Street and 157th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, 304 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. St Helens Church is 690 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 157 Av/84 St, is 240 feet away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six 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 157 Av/84 St, 240 feet away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 157 Av/84 St Q11, Q41, QM15 · Shelter240 feetQ11 Q41 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q41 …
- QM15 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 157th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 130th Place 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 October 2018.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 304 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,465th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 196 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11414
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Howard Beach-Lindenwood
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Howard School310 feet
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K480 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
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- St Helen Catholic Academy School540 feet
Houses of worship
- St Helens Church House of worship690 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Street & 157th Avenue 260 feet
- 84th Street & 157th Avenue 270 feet
- 87th Street & 157th Avenue 520 feet
- 83rd Street & 157th Avenue 540 feet
- 85th Street & 158th Avenue 620 feet
- 86th Street & 156th Avenue 690 feet
- Belt Parkway & 84th Street 730 feet
- 88th Street & 157th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 157th Avenue or 85th Street.