Jamaica Avenue & 85th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 85th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 097 Forest Park is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
85 St-Forest Pkwy
60 feet · 1 min on foot · J
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Jamaica Av/85 St · J90, T340
Within a walk
10 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 85th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 85 St-Forest Pkwy, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 85 St-Forest Pkwy J
    60 feet
    J

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. J …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. J …

Also within a walk

  1. Woodhaven Blvd J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z
  2. 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/85 St, 150 feet away, for the J90 and T340.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/85 St J90, T340
    150 feet
    J90 T340

Next buses at this stop

  1. J90 …
  2. T340 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11421
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
32
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Woodhaven
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 85th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 85th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 401718, 454613, 454614 and 455651.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 097 Forest Park School
    800 feet
  2. Saint Thomas Apostle Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    820 feet
  3. St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Acade School
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. District 27 Pre-K Center at 87-40 88th Street Pre-K center
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tabernacle of Emmanuel Full Gospel Assemblies House of worship
    540 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Woodhaven Post Office
    720 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    480 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    590 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    80 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 85th Street or Jamaica Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.