Catalpa Avenue & 64th Place

Catalpa Avenue and 64th Place meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about five 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 ten places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fresh Pond Rd
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
810 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
Catalpa Avenue & 64th Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Fresh Pond Rd M
    1,300 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, 810 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
    810 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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 65 St & Otto Rd 21 docks in all
    770 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.2 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,100 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 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 7 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 Place

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

West side of 64th Place

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 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

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
    380 feet
  2. Bright Minds Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    420 feet
  3. P.S. 088 Seneca School
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Salvation Army Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mafera Park
    570 feet
  2. Mafera Park Playground
    670 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 104th Precinct Police station
    260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 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 ten places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 64th Place 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.