Fresh Pond Road & Putnam Avenue

Fresh Pond Road and Putnam Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about a minute on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them listed historic places, and 33 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1911 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fresh Pond Rd
250 feet · 1 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Fresh Pond Rd/Putnam Av · M90, Q58, Q98, T410 +3
Within a walk
8 places
2 listed historic places, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fresh Pond Road & Putnam Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Fresh Pond Rd M
    250 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
    0.3 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, 80 feet away, for the M90, Q58, Q98, T410 and three more.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fresh Pond Rd/Putnam Av M90, Q58, Q98, T410 +3 · Shelter
    80 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 lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 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 December 2025.

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
102 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 1911 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Fresh Pond Road (east side).

West side of Fresh Pond Road

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

North side of Putnam Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Putnam Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 459422 and 461445.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 205 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

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 088 Seneca School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benninger Playground
    400 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Madison-Putnam-60th Place Historic District Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  2. 68th Avenue-64th Place Historic District Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fresh Pond Post Office
    450 feet
  2. Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center Older adult center
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    100 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fresh Pond Road or Putnam Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.