60th Lane & Catalpa Avenue

The four-way crossing of 60th Lane and Catalpa Avenue is in Ridgewood, Queens. It lies inside the Central Ridgewood Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Covenant Lutheran Church stands 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about five minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1908 and 1914, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fresh Pond Rd
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
Fresh Pond Rd/Catalpa Av · B13, B20, QM24, QM25 +1
Within a walk
11 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
60th Lane & Catalpa Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Fresh Pond Rd M
    0.3 miles
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Forest Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dom (Variations)” (2013) by Laura F. Gibellini at the Fresh Pond Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fresh Pond Rd/Catalpa Av, 610 feet away, for the B13, B20, QM24, QM25 and QM34.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fresh Pond Rd/Catalpa Av B13, B20, QM24, QM25 +1 · Shelter
    610 feet
    B13 B20 QM24 QM25 QM34
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B13 …
  2. B20 …
  3. QM24 …
  4. QM25 …
  5. QM34 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Catalpa Avenue.

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fresh Pond Rd & 69 Ave 28 docks in all
    840 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 64-40 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11385
Community board
Queens Community Board 5
City Council district
30
Police precinct
104
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ridgewood
Elevation
85 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 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 1908 and 1914.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 60th Lane

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of 60th Lane

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of Catalpa Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Catalpa Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-NOON

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Central Ridgewood Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 568 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1908 and 1909.

  1. Covenant Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    90 feet
  2. Covenant Lutheran Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    130 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 police station
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 088 Seneca School
    520 feet
  2. The Salvation Army Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  3. YMCA of Greater NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Ridgewood Historic District Listed historic place
    290 feet
  2. Ridgewood Fresh Pond Road-Myrtle Avenue Historic District Listed historic place
    440 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center Older adult center
    540 feet

Fire and police

  1. 104th Precinct Police station
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 60th Lane or Catalpa Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.