62nd Street & Catalpa Avenue

The four-way crossing of 62nd Street and Catalpa Avenue is in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Covenant Lutheran Church stands 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about three minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 20 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1909 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fresh Pond Rd
780 feet · 3 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Fresh Pond Rd/Catalpa Av · B13, B20, QM24, QM25 +1
Within a walk
14 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
62nd Street & Catalpa Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Fresh Pond Rd M
    780 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. 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, 290 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
    290 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

  • 26 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
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
95 feet above sea level

The streets

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

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 1909 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 62nd Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 62nd Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Catalpa Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Catalpa Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 170 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
    780 feet
  2. Covenant Lutheran Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. YMCA of Greater NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    370 feet
  2. P.S. 088 Seneca School
    460 feet
  3. The Salvation Army Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    690 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bright Minds Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mafera Park
    1,090 feet
  2. Mafera Park Playground
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 68th Avenue-64th Place Historic District Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  2. Central Ridgewood Historic District Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  3. Ridgewood Fresh Pond Road-Myrtle Avenue Historic District Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 104th Precinct Police station
    370 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 62nd Street or Catalpa Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, 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.