85th Street & 87th Avenue
The three-way junction of 85th Street and 87th Avenue is in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Woodhaven Post Office is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 85 St-Forest Pkwy, 210 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 85 St-Forest Pkwy J210 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- Woodhaven Blvd J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.5 milesJ Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/85 St, 400 feet away, for the J90 and T340.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/85 St J90, T340400 feetJ90 T340
Next buses at this stop
- J90 …
- T340 …
Cycling
- 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11421
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodhaven
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1910 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 85th Street (east side).
West side of 85th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 87th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 455651 and 455998.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- P.S. 097 Forest Park School1,050 feet
- Saint Thomas Apostle Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,070 feet
- St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Acade School1,080 feet
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- District 27 Pre-K Center at 87-40 88th Street Pre-K center1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Tabernacle of Emmanuel Full Gospel Assemblies House of worship300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodhaven Post Office960 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch730 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch840 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy330 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 17 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & 85th Street 250 feet
- 85th Street & 87th Road 250 feet
- 85th Street & 88th Avenue 500 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 86th Street 510 feet
- 85th Street & 86th Avenue 680 feet
- 86th Street & 88th Avenue 710 feet
- 85th Street & 88th Road 750 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Forest Parkway 750 feet
See every intersection along 85th Street or 87th Avenue.