86th Street & 85th Road

The four-way crossing of 86th Street and 85th Road is in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the J. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and eight places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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Subway

The nearest subway station is 85 St-Forest Pkwy, 1,190 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 85 St-Forest Pkwy J
    1,190 feet
    J

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. J …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. J …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/85 St, 1,120 feet away, for the J90 and T340.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/85 St J90, T340
    1,120 feet
    J90 T340

Next buses at this stop

  1. J90 …
  2. T340 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers
    1 mile

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.

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
76 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 097 Forest Park School
    630 feet
  2. Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Forest Park
    490 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Woodhaven Library
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,320 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner:

  • 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.