Forest Avenue & Stephen Street

Forest Avenue and Stephen Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Evergreen Park is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 48 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Forest Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Forest Av/Myrtle Av · Q39
Within a walk
13 places
3 listed historic places, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Forest Avenue & Stephen Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Forest Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Forest Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Halsey St L
    0.4 miles
    L
  2. Seneca Av M
    0.5 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dom (Variations)” (2013) by Laura F. Gibellini at the Forest Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Myrtle Av, 180 feet away, for the Q39.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Forest Av/Myrtle Av Q39 · Shelter
    180 feet
    Q39
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 71 Ave & Myrtle Ave 15 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 960 Cypress Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 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 ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2021
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024

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
79 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of Forest Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Forest Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Stephen Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Stephen Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 400500, 401107, 456362 and 461228.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 208 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1908 and 1909.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Greater Ridgewood Youth Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  2. Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77 School
    1,180 feet
  3. Queens International Secondary School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Evergreen Park
    1,050 feet
  2. Evergreen Park Playground
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Herman Hochberg Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Forest-Norman Historic District Listed historic place
    270 feet
  2. Seneca Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. Summerfield Street Row Historic District Listed historic place
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ridgewood Presbyterian Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. St Matthias RC Church Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ridgewood Older Adult Center and Services Older adult center
    520 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    300 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    310 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Billy's Marketplace Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    740 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Stephen Street.

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.