Madison Street & Wyckoff Avenue

Madison Street and Wyckoff Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Wyckoff Plaza is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, is about two minutes on foot, for the L and M. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 58 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs
500 feet · 2 min on foot · L, M
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Wyckoff Av/Madison St · B26
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 3 trade or language schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Street & Wyckoff Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    500 feet
    L M

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …
Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Halsey St L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. Seneca Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “From Earth to Sky” (2006) by Cadence Giersbach at the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wyckoff Av/Madison St, 120 feet away, for the B26.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wyckoff Av/Madison St B26
    120 feet
    B26

Next buses at this stop

  1. B26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Putnam Ave & Wyckoff Ave 24 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 952 Wyckoff Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11385
Community board
Queens Community Board 5
City Council district
34 and 37 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
83 and 104 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ridgewood
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

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
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Wyckoff Avenue (west side).

North side of Madison Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Madison Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Wyckoff Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Taxi stand 3 signs TAXI STAND

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 336456, 416635 and 449308.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built in 1916.

  1. Ridgewood Theater Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 parks
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 1 community center
  • 1 listed historic place

Schools and child care

  1. New York Career and Business School, Trade or language school
    440 feet
  2. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ridgewood Trade or language school
    440 feet
  3. Love and Care Health Career Center Trade or language school
    440 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle
    1,040 feet
  2. Clemens Triangle
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Wyckoff Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    680 feet
  2. Venditti Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    930 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cornelia-Putnam Historic District Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Brigids RC Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wyckoff Community Center
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Billy's Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    480 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Madison Street or Wyckoff Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.