Bell Boulevard & 85th Avenue
Bell Boulevard and 85th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Bell Blvd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Bell Blvd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Bell Blvd Q46, Q48, QM6, QM360.3 milesQ46 Q48 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Union Turnpike, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.7 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer 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
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 181 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bell Boulevard
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
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
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 215th Street & 85th Avenue 280 feet
- 217th Street & 85th Avenue 280 feet
- 85th Avenue & 214th Street 540 feet
- 218th Street & 85th Avenue 540 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Bell Boulevard at 86th Avenue 610 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 86th Road 650 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 82nd Avenue 670 feet
- 86th Avenue & 86th Road 750 feet
See every intersection along 85th Avenue or Bell Boulevard.