Forest Avenue & Harman Street
Forest Avenue and Harman Street meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 291/Ladder 140 firehouse is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Harman St, is 100 feet away for the Q14 and Q39, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three 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, 100 feet away, for the Q14 and Q39.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Harman St Q14, Q39 · Shelter100 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 all780 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 station450 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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
- 103 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1950.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Forest Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Harman Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Harman Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- P.S. 071 Forest School690 feet
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School780 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station350 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket100 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 eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Forest Avenue 100 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street 300 feet
- Forest Avenue & Greene Avenue 310 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 56th Street 330 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street at Eliot Avenue 450 feet
- Harman Street & Tonsor Street 580 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 56th Street 580 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 60th Street 600 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Harman Street.