Grove Street & Traffic Avenue
Grove Street and Traffic Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 16 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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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 nine 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/Grove St, 640 feet away, for the Q58, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fresh Pond Rd/Grove St Q58, QM24, QM25, QM34640 feetQ58 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Grove St & Fresh Pond Rd 19 docks in all570 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.
- 62-52 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger0.8 miles
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 September 2016.
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
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Grove Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Traffic Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 468230.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
Libraries, museums and history
- Fresh Pond-Traffic Historic District Listed historic place820 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket520 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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 & Linden Street 350 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & Grove Street 520 feet
- 64th Street & Gates Avenue 610 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & Menahan Street 650 feet
- Gates Avenue & Traffic Avenue 710 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & Linden Street 790 feet
- 61st Street & Grove Street 790 feet
- 64th Street & Palmetto Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Grove Street or Traffic Avenue.