68th Avenue & Fresh Pond Road

The three-way junction of 68th Avenue and Fresh Pond Road is in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Covenant Lutheran Church stands 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about a minute on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1909 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fresh Pond Rd
320 feet · 1 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Fresh Pond Rd/68 Av · B13, B20
Within a walk
14 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
68th Avenue & Fresh Pond Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Fresh Pond Rd M
    320 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
    0.4 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/68 Av, 140 feet away, for the B13 and B20.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B13 …
  2. B20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 67 Ave & Fresh Pond Rd 30 docks in all
    280 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. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 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
97 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 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 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 68th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 68th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Fresh Pond Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

West side of Fresh Pond Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 401715 and 457433.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 285 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1909 and 1911.

  1. Covenant Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    750 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.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 088 Seneca School
    530 feet
  2. The Salvation Army Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  3. Bright Minds Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
Show all 4
  1. YMCA of Greater NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benninger Playground
    920 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center Older adult center
    610 feet
  2. Fresh Pond Post Office
    960 feet

Fire and police

  1. 104th Precinct Police station
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 68th Avenue or Fresh Pond Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.