64th Street & Catalpa Avenue

The four-way crossing of 64th Street and Catalpa Avenue is in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 110 feet to the 104th Precinct. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about four minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 13 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fresh Pond Rd
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Fresh Pond Rd/Catalpa Av · B13, B20, QM24, QM25 +1
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
64th Street & Catalpa Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Fresh Pond Rd M
    1,040 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, 540 feet away, for the B13, B20, QM24, QM25 and QM34.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fresh Pond Rd/Catalpa Av B13, B20, QM24, QM25 +1 · Shelter
    540 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

  • 24 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 eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 64-40 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.3 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
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
98 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,300 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 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 64th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 64th Street

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

North side of Catalpa Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Catalpa Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 41 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1908 and 1909.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 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
    120 feet
  2. Bright Minds Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    680 feet
  3. P.S. 088 Seneca School
    720 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Salvation Army Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mafera Park
    830 feet
  2. Mafera Park Playground
    930 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 104th Precinct Police station
    110 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and six 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 64th 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.