Fresh Pond Road & Madison Street

Fresh Pond Road and Madison Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Benninger Playground is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about two minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 36 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Fresh Pond Road, 3pm to 7pm. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1916 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fresh Pond Rd
480 feet · 2 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Fresh Pond Rd/Putnam Av · M90, Q58, Q98, T410 +3
Within a walk
5 places
1 listed historic place, 1 playground and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fresh Pond Road & Madison Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Fresh Pond Rd M
    480 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Forest Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fresh Pond Rd/Putnam Av, 310 feet away, for the M90, Q58, Q98, T410 and three more.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fresh Pond Rd/Putnam Av M90, Q58, Q98, T410 +3 · Shelter
    310 feet
    M90 Q58 Q98 T410 QM24 QM25 QM34
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M90 …
  2. Q58 …
  3. Q98 …
  4. T410 …
  5. QM24 …
  6. QM25 …
  7. QM34 …

Live arrivals

Fresh Pond Road carries a bus lane, 3pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 67 Ave & Fresh Pond Rd 30 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 64-40 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2024

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
105 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1916 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and June 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Madison Street (south side).

East side of Fresh Pond Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM

West side of Fresh Pond Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-3PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 3PM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Madison Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 458750, 459423, 460733 and 461445.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 156 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1909 and 1911.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 088 Seneca School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benninger Playground
    170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Madison-Putnam-60th Place Historic District Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fresh Pond Post Office
    230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    330 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,300 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fresh Pond Road or Madison Street.

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