Forest Avenue & Decatur Street

Forest Avenue and Decatur Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 068 Cambridge is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Halsey St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 25 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Halsey St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Decatur St/Forest Av · B20
Within a walk
12 places
3 listed historic places, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Forest Avenue & Decatur Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Halsey 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 Decatur St/Forest Av, 40 feet away, for the B20.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Decatur St/Forest Av B20
    40 feet
    B20

Next buses at this stop

  1. B20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Forest Ave & Summerfield St 23 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 64-40 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2023
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 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
80 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 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 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Decatur Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Decatur Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-5PM

East side of Forest Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Forest Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 452092.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built in 1911.

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 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Greater Ridgewood Youth Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    380 feet
  2. P.S. 068 Cambridge School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Evergreen Park
    260 feet
  2. Evergreen Park Playground
    520 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Herman Hochberg Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Forest-Norman Historic District Listed historic place
    530 feet
  2. Summerfield Street Row Historic District Listed historic place
    710 feet
  3. 75th Avenue-61st Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ridgewood Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ridgewood Older Adult Center and Services Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,090 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    860 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Decatur Street or Forest Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.