Myrtle Avenue & St Nicholas Avenue

Myrtle Avenue and St Nicholas Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ridgewood Theater stands 350 feet away, built in 1916. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, is about two minutes on foot, for the L and M. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 63 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs
600 feet · 2 min on foot · L, M
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Myrtle Av/Madison St · Q55
Within a walk
13 places
3 religious buildings, 3 trade or language schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & St Nicholas Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    600 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, 200 feet away, for the Q55.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 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
    500 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,000 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 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2023 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 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

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

West side of St Nicholas 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 parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 401278, 410420, 417687 and 448060.

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
    350 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
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Love and Care Health Career Center Trade or language school
    140 feet
  2. New York Career and Business School, Trade or language school
    140 feet
  3. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ridgewood Trade or language school
    140 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Brigid Catholic Academy School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle
    590 feet
  2. Clemens Triangle
    780 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Venditti Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    270 feet
  2. Wyckoff Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    810 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cypress Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Brigids RC Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wyckoff Community Center
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. Billy's Marketplace Supermarket
    1,040 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    800 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 63 places to eat and 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue or St Nicholas 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.