85th Street & 160th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 85th Street and 160th 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. Walter Ward Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 160 Av/86 St, is 300 feet away for the Q41, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, 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, 300 feet away, for the Q41.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 160 Av/86 St Q41300 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 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 July 2024.
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
- 8 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 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 207 Rockwood Park School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Walter Ward Playground830 feet
- Spring Creek Park Nature area1,230 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 & 160th Avenue 260 feet
- 84th Street & 160th Avenue 270 feet
- 87th Street & 160th Avenue 520 feet
- 83rd Street & 160th Avenue 540 feet
- 85th Street & 161st Avenue 620 feet
- 85th Street & 159th Avenue 620 feet
- 88th Street & 160th Avenue 780 feet
- 82nd Street & 160th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 160th Avenue or 85th Street.