Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue
Cross Island Parkway and 85th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/239 St, is 730 feet away for the Q43, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/239 St, 730 feet away, for the Q43.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/239 St Q43730 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
A ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound starts at this corner.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station900 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 March 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
- 99 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 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Island Parkway & 85th Road 250 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 84th Road 260 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 370 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Cross Island Parkway 460 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 243rd Street 480 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 84th Road 490 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 86th Avenue 500 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along 85th Avenue or Cross Island Parkway.