Myrtle Avenue & Onderdonk Avenue

Myrtle Avenue and Onderdonk Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Herman Hochberg Plaza is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Av, is about eight minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 58 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
5 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Forest Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Myrtle Av/Forest Av · Q55
Within a walk
13 places
3 listed historic places, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Onderdonk Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Forest Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Forest Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

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

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Forest Av, 200 feet away, for the Q55.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Forest Av Q55
    200 feet
    Q55

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Centre St & Seneca Ave 23 docks in all
    400 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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
30 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
104
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ridgewood
Elevation
76 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and August 2025, 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 Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Onderdonk Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Onderdonk Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 400576, 459391 and 459392.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 234 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1908 and 1911.

  1. St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    620 feet
  2. St. Matthias Convent Designated landmark
    650 feet
  3. St. Matthias School Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77 School
    630 feet
  2. Queens International Secondary School
    630 feet
  3. P.S. 239 School
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Greater Ridgewood Youth Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clemens Triangle
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Herman Hochberg Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    540 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seneca Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. Forest-Norman Historic District Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. Seneca-Onderdonk-Woodward Historic District Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ridgewood Presbyterian Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. St Matthias RC Church Landmark · listed historic place
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ridgewood Older Adult Center and Services Older adult center
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    60 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    310 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    370 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Billy's Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

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