Lefferts Boulevard & 85th Avenue

Lefferts Boulevard and 85th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Richmond Hill Library is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1961, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Lefferts Blvd/85 Av · Q80
Within a walk
6 places
2 religious buildings, 1 library and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lefferts Boulevard & 85th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 121 St J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lefferts Blvd/85 Av, 50 feet away, for the Q80.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lefferts Blvd/85 Av Q80
    50 feet
    Q80

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q80 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11415
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kew Gardens
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1961.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 85th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 85th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lefferts Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lefferts Boulevard

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial Revival, and built in 1908.

  1. Richmond Hill Republican Club Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Shaar Hatorah High School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jacob Riis Triangle
    830 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Richmond Hill Library
    840 feet
  2. Rko Keith's Theatre Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Resurrection Church Kew Gardens Listed historic place
    200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 85th Avenue or Lefferts Boulevard.

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