Forest Avenue & Greene Avenue
Forest Avenue and Greene Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 071 Forest is 380 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Harman St, is 240 feet away for the Q14 and Q39, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Harman St, 240 feet away, for the Q14 and Q39.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Harman St Q14, Q39 · Shelter240 feetQ14 Q39
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bleecker St & Forest Ave 19 docks in all470 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station750 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 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 April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2023
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
- 109 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1955.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Forest Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Greene Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Greene Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- P.S. 071 Forest School380 feet
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School1,100 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church House of worship1,150 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station660 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket320 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Harman Street 310 feet
- Greene Avenue & Tonsor Street 410 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Forest Avenue 410 feet
- Forest Avenue & Bleecker Street 420 feet
- Bleecker Street & Butler Avenue 580 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street 600 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 56th Street 640 feet
- Harman Street & Tonsor Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Greene Avenue.