Myrtle Avenue & Palmetto Street

Myrtle Avenue and Palmetto Street meet at a six-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Wyckoff Plaza is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, is about a minute on foot, for the L and M. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 62 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
34 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs
70 feet · 1 min on foot · L, M
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Myrtle Av/Wyckoff Av · B111
Within a walk
22 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Palmetto Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    70 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/Wyckoff Av, 60 feet away, for the B111.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Wyckoff Av B111
    60 feet
    B111

Next buses at this stop

  1. B111 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 55 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wyckoff Ave & Gates Ave 36 docks in all
    220 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    980 feet
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    840 feet
  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 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2014

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
66 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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.

Since 2014 at least 47 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 55 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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 Myrtle Avenue

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

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Palmetto Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

South side of Palmetto Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Palmetto Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Wyckoff Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 336456.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Love and Care Health Career Center Trade or language school
    630 feet
  2. New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  3. New Life Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet
Show all 10
  1. New York Career and Business School, Trade or language school
    640 feet
  2. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ridgewood Trade or language school
    640 feet
  3. All City Leadership Secondary School
    980 feet
  4. New Life Child Development Center 3 Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  5. Kid's Canvas Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,130 feet
  6. Kreative Kare Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet
  7. St Brigid Catholic Academy School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Wyckoff Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    140 feet
  2. Venditti Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    510 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Washington Irving Library
    970 feet
  2. Cypress Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Brigids RC Church House of worship
    720 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wyckoff Community Center
    340 feet
  2. Ridgewood Bushwick Youth Center Community center
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    310 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 62 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue, Palmetto Street or Wyckoff Avenue.

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