Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue
Cross Island Parkway and 85th Avenue (Exit 28A) meet at a four-way crossing in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bellerose Playground is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, is 650 feet away for the Q43 and QM68. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 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, 650 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, QM68650 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 490 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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
- 98 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Our Little Angels Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 360 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 84th Road 490 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 490 feet
- 85th Avenue & 246th Street 560 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 600 feet
- 85th Road & 246th Street 600 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 85th Road 640 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 670 feet
See every intersection along 85th Avenue or Cross Island Parkway.