69th Avenue & Onderdonk Avenue

The three-way junction of 69th Avenue and Onderdonk Avenue is in Ridgewood, Queens. It lies on the edge of the Central Ridgewood Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Matthias RC Church is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 59 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Forest Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Onderdonk Av/Catalpa Av · B38
Within a walk
12 places
3 listed historic places, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
69th Avenue & Onderdonk Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Forest Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Forest Av M
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.3 miles
    M
  2. Halsey St L
    0.5 miles
    L

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 Onderdonk Av/Catalpa Av, 180 feet away, for the B38.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Onderdonk Av/Catalpa Av B38
    180 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 69th Avenue and Onderdonk Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Catalpa Ave & Woodward Ave 19 docks in all
    650 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 960 Cypress Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 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
74 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1911 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Onderdonk Avenue (west side).

North side of 69th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of 69th Avenue

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

East side of Onderdonk Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 400886.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet, 277 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1909 and 1911.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77 School
    1,060 feet
  2. Queens International Secondary School
    1,060 feet
  3. Supermoon Art Space Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 239 School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clemens Triangle
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Herman Hochberg Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seneca-Onderdonk-Woodward Historic District Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. Seneca Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  3. Forest-Norman Historic District Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Ridgewood Older Adult Center and Services Older adult center
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    740 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    800 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and 23 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 69th Avenue or Onderdonk 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.