64th Street & 68th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 64th Street and 68th 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. Mafera Park is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about two minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 16 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fresh Pond Rd
530 feet · 2 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
Fresh Pond Rd/68 Av · B13, B20
Within a walk
10 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
64th Street & 68th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Fresh Pond Rd M
    530 feet
    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
    0.5 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/68 Av, 620 feet away, for the B13 and B20.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fresh Pond Rd/68 Av B13, B20
    620 feet
    B13 B20

Next buses at this stop

  1. B13 …
  2. B20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 67 Ave & Fresh Pond Rd 30 docks in all
    780 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 64-40 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger
    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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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

Homes

About 1,400 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 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 64th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 64th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 68th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 68th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 34 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built in 1909.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Minds Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    350 feet
  2. YMCA of Greater NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  3. P.S. 088 Seneca School
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 68th Avenue-64th Place Historic District Listed historic place
    270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center Older adult center
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

  1. 104th Precinct Police station
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 64th Street or 68th 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.