Myrtle Avenue & Putnam Avenue

Myrtle Avenue and Putnam Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ridgewood Theater stands 160 feet away, built in 1916. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, is about four minutes on foot, for the L and M. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 59 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs
1,080 feet · 4 min on foot · L, M
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Myrtle Av/Cypress Av · Q55
Within a walk
16 places
4 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Putnam Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    1,080 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. Forest 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 Myrtle Av/Cypress Av, 60 feet away, for the Q55.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison St & Cypress Ave 17 docks in all
    450 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
    1,160 feet
  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
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 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 March 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 2,200 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 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 104 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
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

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

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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Putnam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Putnam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 401707, 449306, 455996 and 455997.

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
    160 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
    120 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Love and Care Health Career Center Trade or language school
    610 feet
  2. New York Career and Business School, Trade or language school
    620 feet
  3. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ridgewood Trade or language school
    620 feet
Show all 5
  1. Robert E. Peary School
    1,030 feet
  2. P.S. 239 School
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle
    110 feet
  2. Clemens Triangle
    310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Venditti Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    740 feet
  2. Wyckoff Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cypress Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. Cornelia-Putnam Historic District Listed historic place
    870 feet
  3. Seneca-Onderdonk-Woodward Historic District Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Billy's Marketplace Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,200 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,280 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue or Putnam 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.