Parsons Boulevard & 85th Drive

Parsons Boulevard and 85th Drive meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. Q086 is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parsons Blvd
1,130 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Parsons Blvd/159 St · Q25
Within a walk
9 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Parsons Boulevard & 85th Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    1,130 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.5 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/159 St, 50 feet away, for the Q25.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd/159 St Q25
    50 feet
    Q25

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Parsons Boulevard.

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 8
City Council district
24
Police precinct
107
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
Elevation
121 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

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

North side of 85th Drive

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 85th Drive

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. The Pickwick School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  2. P.S. Q086 School
    770 feet
  3. Young Women's Leadership School, Queens School
    800 feet
Show all 7
  1. Psychotherapeutic Eval - Parsons Preschool
    1,050 feet
  2. New York Center for Medical Assistan Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  3. Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  4. Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 50/Engine 298/Ladder 127 Fire station
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 85th Drive or Parsons Boulevard.

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