Palmetto Street & Traffic Avenue
Palmetto Street and Traffic Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Mafera Park is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and nine places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Fresh Pond Rd M0.4 milesM
Next trains at this station
Inbound
1 line- M …
Middle Village
1 line- M …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dom (Variations)” (2013) by Laura F. Gibellini at the Fresh Pond Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Fresh Pond Rd/Linden St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q58, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fresh Pond Rd/Linden St Q58, QM24, QM25, QM340.3 milesQ58 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Palmetto St & Traffic Ave 21 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 62-52 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ridgewood
- Elevation
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Palmetto Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Palmetto Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Traffic Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Mafera Park890 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Fresh Pond-Traffic Historic District Listed historic place790 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Woodbine Street & Traffic Avenue 350 feet
- Gates Avenue & Traffic Avenue 350 feet
- 64th Street & Palmetto Street 480 feet
- 64th Street & Gates Avenue 590 feet
- 64th Street & Linden Street 710 feet
- 64th Street & Woodbine Street 730 feet
- 64th Street & Madison Street 990 feet
- Grove Street & Traffic Avenue 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Palmetto Street or Traffic Avenue.