Greene Avenue & Butler Avenue
Greene Avenue and Butler Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 071 Forest is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Bleecker St, is 700 feet away for the Q14 and Q39, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1917 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Bleecker St, 700 feet away, for the Q14 and Q39.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Bleecker St Q14, Q39700 feetQ14 Q39
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Greene Ave & Grandview Ave 17 docks in all270 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 116 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1917 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Butler Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Butler Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Greene Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 071 Forest School970 feet
- Grover Cleveland High School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grover Cleveland Playground1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- City Fresh Market Supermarket890 feet
- CTown Supermarket1,060 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Greene Avenue & Ricard Street 50 feet
- Greene Avenue & Grandview Avenue 240 feet
- Greene Avenue & Tonsor Street 320 feet
- Harman Street & Ricard Street 350 feet
- Bleecker Street & Butler Avenue 460 feet
- Grandview Avenue & Harman Street 500 feet
- Bleecker Street & Grandview Avenue 500 feet
- Harman Street & Tonsor Street 560 feet
See every intersection along Butler Avenue or Greene Avenue.