Greene Avenue & Tonsor Street
Greene Avenue and Tonsor Street meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Grover Cleveland High School is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Harman St, is 650 feet away for the Q14 and Q39, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and 16 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, 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/Harman St, 650 feet away, for the Q14 and Q39.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Harman St Q14, Q39 · Shelter650 feetQ14 Q39
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Greene Ave & Grandview Ave 17 docks in all600 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station1,160 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2019.
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
- 115 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1955.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Greene Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Tonsor Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Tonsor Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- P.S. 071 Forest School790 feet
- Grover Cleveland High School1,020 feet
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School1,060 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket730 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket1,220 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Harman Street & Tonsor Street 260 feet
- Greene Avenue & Butler Avenue 320 feet
- Greene Avenue & Ricard Street 370 feet
- Forest Avenue & Greene Avenue 410 feet
- Harman Street & Ricard Street 470 feet
- Himrod Street & Tonsor Street 520 feet
- Greene Avenue & Grandview Avenue 560 feet
- Forest Avenue & Harman Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Greene Avenue or Tonsor Street.