Palmetto Street & St Nicholas Avenue

Palmetto Street and St Nicholas Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Wyckoff Plaza is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, is about two minutes on foot, for the L and M. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 67 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs
460 feet · 2 min on foot · L, M
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Palmetto St/St Nicholas St · B111
Within a walk
16 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Palmetto Street & St Nicholas Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    460 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
    1,050 feet
    M
  2. Halsey St L
    0.5 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 Palmetto St/St Nicholas St, 50 feet away, for the B111.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Palmetto St/St Nicholas St B111
    50 feet
    B111

Next buses at this stop

  1. B111 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cypress Ave & Palmetto St 25 docks in all
    520 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
    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 ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
70 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 1930 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2022 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Palmetto Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Palmetto Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Palmetto Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

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

West side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403862, 403863 and 450713.

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
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Love and Care Health Career Center Trade or language school
    560 feet
  2. New York Career and Business School, Trade or language school
    570 feet
  3. St Brigid Catholic Academy School
    800 feet
Show all 7
  1. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ridgewood Trade or language school
    570 feet
  2. New Life Child Development Center 3 Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  3. New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  4. New Life Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle
    1,030 feet
  2. Clemens Triangle
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Venditti Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    360 feet
  2. Wyckoff Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    630 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. St Brigids RC Church House of worship
    660 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wyckoff Community Center
    830 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    770 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    700 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 67 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Palmetto Street 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.