86th Avenue & Forest Parkway
The three-way junction of 86th Avenue and Forest Parkway is in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 097 Forest Park is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 85 St-Forest Pkwy, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 85 St-Forest Pkwy J1,060 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Forest Pkwy, 570 feet away, for the Q56.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Forest Pkwy Q56570 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 32 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, 0.6 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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- 62 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Shumard's oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 86th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 097 Forest Park School500 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park950 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Woodhaven Library400 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodhaven Post Office310 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch510 feet
- Chase Bank branch540 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 14 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Drive & Forest Parkway 250 feet
- 86th Road & Forest Parkway 250 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Forest Parkway 490 feet
- 85th Road & Forest Parkway 500 feet
- 80th Street & 85th Drive 700 feet
- 85th Avenue & Forest Parkway 750 feet
- 85th Street & 85th Drive 820 feet
- Forest Park Drive & Park Lane South 900 feet
See every intersection along 86th Avenue or Forest Parkway.