85th Street & 165th Avenue
The three-way junction of 85th Street and 165th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens, at the edge of Spring Creek Park. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 164 Av/87 St, is 1,130 feet away for the Q41. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 165th Avenue. About 140 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1975, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 Av/87 St, 1,130 feet away, for the Q41.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 164 Av/87 St Q411,130 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 165th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-17 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 August 2025.
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; the corner is on the edge of the Spring Creek Park area
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1965 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hedge maple.
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 area50 feet
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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Street & 165th Avenue 260 feet
- 84th Street & 165th Avenue 270 feet
- 87th Street & 165th Avenue 520 feet
- 85th Street & 164th Avenue 620 feet
- 88th Street & 165th Avenue 780 feet
- 86th Street & 164th Avenue 880 feet
- 84th Street & 164th Avenue 890 feet
- 89th Street & 165th Avenue 1,040 feet
See every intersection along 165th Avenue or 85th Street.