Myrtle Avenue & Madison Street

Myrtle Avenue and Madison Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, is about three minutes on foot, for the L and M. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 59 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs
710 feet · 3 min on foot · L, M
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Myrtle Av/Madison St · Q55
Within a walk
14 places
4 religious buildings, 3 trade or language schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Madison Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    710 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. Seneca Av M
    0.3 miles
    M
  2. Halsey St L
    0.4 miles
    L

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 Myrtle Av/Madison St, 100 feet away, for the Q55.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Madison St Q55 · Shelter
    100 feet
    Q55
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 37 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
    390 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. 960 Cypress Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
68 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Madison Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

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 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 401707, 410418, 416880 and 449308.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

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
    240 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

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle
    480 feet
  2. Clemens Triangle
    680 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Venditti Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    370 feet
  2. Wyckoff Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    920 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cypress Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. Cornelia-Putnam Historic District Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Brigids RC Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wyckoff Community Center
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. Billy's Marketplace Supermarket
    930 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and 27 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 Madison Street 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.