86th Street & Ditmars Boulevard
The three-way junction of 86th Street and Ditmars Boulevard is in East Elmhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Planeview Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 23 Av/85 St, is 430 feet away for the Q47, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat. NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 23 Av/85 St, 430 feet away, for the Q47.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 23 Av/85 St Q47430 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 23 Ave & 83 St 19 docks in all1,060 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 94th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 85-05 Astoria Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11369
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 21 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Elmhurst
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 86th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 86th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Ditmars Boulevard
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Ditmars Boulevard
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Vaughn College510 feet
- Grace Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Planeview Park50 feet
- LaGuardia Landing Lights Park1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- Korean Church of Queens House of worship1,230 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- 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:
- 23rd Avenue & 86th Street 170 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 85th Street 430 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 87th Street 430 feet
- 23rd Avenue & Planeview Park Path 490 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 88th Street 690 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 89th Street 950 feet
- 85th Street & 24th Avenue 1,100 feet
- 87th Street & 24th Avenue 1,150 feet
See every intersection along 86th Street, Ditmars Boulevard or Planeview Park Path.