85th Street & 159th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 85th Street and 159th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 207 Rockwood Park is 1,120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 160 Av/86 St, is 920 feet away for the Q41, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 160 Av/86 St, 920 feet away, for the Q41.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 160 Av/86 St Q41920 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2022.
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
- 9 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 207 Rockwood Park School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Walter Ward Playground1,140 feet
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 eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Street & 159th Avenue 260 feet
- 84th Street & 159th Avenue 270 feet
- 87th Street & 159th Avenue 520 feet
- 83rd Street & 159th Avenue 540 feet
- 85th Street & 160th Avenue 620 feet
- 85th Street & 158th Avenue 620 feet
- 88th Street & 159th Avenue 780 feet
- 82nd Street & 159th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 159th Avenue or 85th Street.