Myrtle Avenue & Weirfield Street

Myrtle Avenue and Weirfield Street meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St. Matthias Convent stands 600 feet away. The nearest subway, Seneca Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 53 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1911 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Seneca Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Myrtle Av/Seneca Av · Q55
Within a walk
14 places
4 religious buildings, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Weirfield Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Seneca Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

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

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Seneca Av, 180 feet away, for the Q55.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Seneca Av Q55 · Shelter
    180 feet
    Q55
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Centre St & Seneca Ave 23 docks in all
    490 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
    1,290 feet
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 17 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 December 2025.

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
74 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1911 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and September 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Weirfield Street

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

South side of Weirfield Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 401709, 456068, 457725 and 462157.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 202 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1909 and 1912.

  1. St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    500 feet
  2. St. Matthias Convent Designated landmark
    600 feet
  3. St. Matthias School Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 pedestrian plaza

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 239 School
    650 feet
  2. Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77 School
    670 feet
  3. Queens International Secondary School
    670 feet
Show all 4
  1. Robert E. Peary School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clemens Triangle
    960 feet
  2. Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Herman Hochberg Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    870 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seneca Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. Forest-Norman Historic District Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ridgewood Presbyterian Church House of worship
    880 feet
  2. St Matthias RC Church Landmark · listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    380 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    630 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Billy's Marketplace Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue or Weirfield Street.

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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.