Gates Avenue & Traffic Avenue
Gates Avenue and Traffic Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Mafera Park is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 19 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Fresh Pond Rd M0.4 milesM
Next trains at this station
Inbound
1 line- M …
Middle Village
1 line- 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/Linden St, 1,100 feet away, for the Q58, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fresh Pond Rd/Linden St Q58, QM24, QM25, QM341,100 feetQ58 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Palmetto St & Traffic Ave 21 docks in all360 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 62-52 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 93 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Gates Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Gates Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Traffic Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Mafera Park1,240 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Fresh Pond-Traffic Historic District Listed historic place440 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,230 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 64th Street & Gates Avenue 240 feet
- 64th Street & Linden Street 350 feet
- Palmetto Street & Traffic Avenue 350 feet
- 64th Street & Palmetto Street 500 feet
- Woodbine Street & Traffic Avenue 700 feet
- Grove Street & Traffic Avenue 710 feet
- 64th Street & Woodbine Street 750 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & Gates Avenue 910 feet
See every intersection along Gates Avenue or Traffic Avenue.