85th Street & 163rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 85th Street and 163rd Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Spring Creek Park is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/163 Av, is 300 feet away for the Q41, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. 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 84 St/163 Av, 300 feet away, for the Q41.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/163 Av 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-17 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 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 January 2026.
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 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area600 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Street & 163rd Avenue 260 feet
- 84th Street & 163rd Avenue 270 feet
- 85th Street & 162nd Avenue 500 feet
- 87th Street & 163rd Avenue 520 feet
- 83rd Street & 163rd Avenue 540 feet
- 85th Street & 164th Avenue 740 feet
- 86th Street & 162nd Avenue 760 feet
- 84th Street & 162nd Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along 163rd Avenue or 85th Street.