Myrtle Avenue & Catalpa Avenue

Myrtle Avenue and Catalpa 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. Clemens Triangle is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Seneca Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them listed historic places, and 57 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1913 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Seneca Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Myrtle Av/Seneca Av · Q55
Within a walk
17 places
4 listed historic places, 4 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Catalpa Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Seneca Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Seneca Av M
    0.3 miles
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    0.3 miles
    L M
  2. Forest Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dom (Variations)” (2013) by Laura F. Gibellini at the Seneca Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Seneca Av, 210 feet away, for the Q55.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Seneca Av Q55
    210 feet
    Q55

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison St & Cypress Ave 17 docks in all
    810 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 960 Cypress Avenue Gas station
    1,300 feet
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11385
Community board
Queens Community Board 5
City Council district
34
Police precinct
104
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ridgewood
Elevation
69 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is 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 1913 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Myrtle Avenue (south side).

North side of Catalpa Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Catalpa Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 401516, 453658, 457799 and 458306.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 77 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1911 and 1913.

  1. Ridgewood Theater Designated landmark
    730 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle.

  1. Ridgewood Memorial Column by Anton Schaaf, 1920
    480 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 parks

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 239 School
    860 feet
  2. Robert E. Peary School
    1,020 feet
  3. Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77 School
    1,040 feet
Show all 7
  1. Queens International Secondary School
    1,040 feet
  2. Love and Care Health Career Center Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  3. New York Career and Business School, Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  4. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ridgewood Trade or language school
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clemens Triangle
    300 feet
  2. Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle
    500 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cornelia-Putnam Historic District Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Seneca Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  3. Cypress Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Seneca-Onderdonk-Woodward Historic District Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Matthias RC Church Listed historic place
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Billy's Marketplace Supermarket
    550 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Catalpa Avenue or Myrtle 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.