68th Road & Woodward Avenue

The three-way junction of 68th Road and Woodward Avenue is in Ridgewood, Queens. It lies on the edge of the Ridgewood South Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. St. Matthias School stands 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Forest Av
920 feet · 3 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Forest Av/68 Rd · Q39
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
68th Road & Woodward Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Forest Av, 920 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Forest Av M
    920 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Seneca Av M
    0.4 miles
    M
  2. Fresh Pond Rd M
    0.4 miles
    M

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/68 Rd, 270 feet away, for the Q39.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Forest Av/68 Rd Q39
    270 feet
    Q39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Woodward Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Catalpa Ave & Woodward Ave 19 docks in all
    210 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. 960 Cypress Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in 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
81 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 1910 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of 68th Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of 68th Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Woodward Avenue

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

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Ridgewood South Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 379 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1909 and 1911.

  1. St. Matthias School Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. St. Matthias Convent Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Greater Ridgewood Youth Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rosemary's Playground
    820 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Herman Hochberg Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ridgewood Fresh Pond Road-Myrtle Avenue Historic District Listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. Seneca-Onderdonk-Woodward Historic District Listed historic place
    970 feet
  3. Central Ridgewood Historic District Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ridgewood Library
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Matthias RC Church Landmark · listed historic place
    300 feet
  2. Ridgewood Presbyterian Church House of worship
    900 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ridgewood Older Adult Center and Services Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Billy's Marketplace Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 19 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 68th Road or Woodward 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.