Flushing Avenue & Woodward Avenue

Flushing Avenue and Woodward Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Starr Playground is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Jefferson St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jefferson St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Flushing Av/Onderdonk Av · B57
Within a walk
2 places
1 listed historic place and 1 playground, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Flushing Avenue & Woodward Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jefferson St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Jefferson St L
    0.5 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Onderdonk Av, 430 feet away, for the B57.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av/Onderdonk Av B57
    430 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Flushing Avenue and Woodward Avenue.

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Flushing Ave & Woodward Ave 21 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 18-84 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 80 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Hot Wings' Tatarian maple and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

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

North side of Flushing Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Flushing Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Woodward Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Woodward Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built between 1750 and 1775.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Starr Playground
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Vander Ende--Onderdonk House Site Listed historic place
    760 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    990 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Flushing Avenue 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.