Commonwealth Boulevard & 85th Road
Commonwealth Boulevard and 85th Road meet at a four-way crossing in Bellerose, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. St Gregory the Great Catholic is 1,010 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, is 920 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, 920 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, QM68920 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Commonwealth Boulevard.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 970 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.5 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 July 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 97 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Our Little Angels Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K610 feet
- St Gregory the Great Catholic School1,010 feet
- P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence School1,170 feet
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- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground1,030 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Road & 246th Street 130 feet
- 86th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 280 feet
- 85th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 280 feet
- 86th Avenue & 246th Street 380 feet
- 247th Street & 85th Road 450 feet
- 85th Avenue & 246th Street 470 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 84th Road 550 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 86th Road 550 feet
See every intersection along 85th Road or Commonwealth Boulevard.