Cypress Avenue & Stephen Street
Cypress Avenue and Stephen Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 239 is 940 feet away, and Robert E. Peary School is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Halsey St, is about four minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them schools, and 12 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Halsey St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Halsey St L1,110 feetL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cypress Av/George St, 280 feet away, for the B111.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Av/George St B111280 feetB111
Next buses at this stop
- B111 …
Cycling
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Cypress Ave & George St 19 docks in all290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 960 Cypress Avenue Gas station700 feet
- 391 Weirfield Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ridgewood
- Elevation
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and December 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Cypress Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Cypress Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Stephen Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Stephen Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
Schools and child care
- Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77 School760 feet
- Queens International Secondary School760 feet
- P.S. 239 School940 feet
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- Robert E. Peary School1,100 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Seneca Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place800 feet
Supermarkets
- Billy's Marketplace Supermarket1,240 feet
- Fresh N Save Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cypress Avenue & Norman Street 250 feet
- Cypress Avenue & George Street 250 feet
- Cypress Avenue & Centre Street 500 feet
- Cypress Avenue & Summerfield Street 500 feet
- Seneca Avenue & Stephen Street 520 feet
- Cypress Avenue & Weirfield Street 750 feet
- Cypress Avenue & Decatur Street 760 feet
- Seneca Avenue & Norman Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Cypress Avenue or Stephen Street.