86th Street & 86th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 86th Street and 86th Avenue is in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Woodhaven Library is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 900 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, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 85 St-Forest Pkwy J630 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
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/85 St, 550 feet away, for the J90 and T340.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/85 St J90, T340550 feetJ90 T340
Next buses at this stop
- J90 …
- T340 …
Cycling
- 40 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 station0.6 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 May 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
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 86th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 097 Forest Park School620 feet
- Saint Thomas Apostle Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park1,050 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Woodhaven Library1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- Tabernacle of Emmanuel Full Gospel Assemblies House of worship1,220 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodhaven Post Office900 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,150 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy760 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Street & 86th Avenue 250 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 86th Street 480 feet
- 86th Street & 85th Road 560 feet
- 85th Street & 85th Drive 620 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 85th Street 680 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 87th Street 730 feet
- 85th Street & 85th Road 810 feet
- 87th Street & 85th Road 810 feet
See every intersection along 86th Avenue or 86th Street.