Putnam Avenue & Wyckoff Avenue

Putnam Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ridgewood Theater stands 780 feet away, built in 1916. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, is about three minutes on foot, for the L and M. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 51 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs
760 feet · 3 min on foot · L, M
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Wyckoff Av/Madison St · B26
Within a walk
18 places
4 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Putnam Avenue & Wyckoff Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    760 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. Halsey St L
    1,300 feet
    L
  2. Seneca 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 Wyckoff Av/Madison St, 170 feet away, for the B26.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wyckoff Av/Madison St B26
    170 feet
    B26

Next buses at this stop

  1. B26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Putnam Ave & Wyckoff Ave 24 docks in all
    90 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. 952 Wyckoff Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 391 Weirfield Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 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.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

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 and 37 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
83 and 104 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ridgewood
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Putnam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Putnam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Wyckoff Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Wyckoff Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. New York Career and Business School, Trade or language school
    700 feet
  2. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ridgewood Trade or language school
    700 feet
  3. Academy for Excellence in Leadership School
    1,210 feet
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  1. Love and Care Health Career Center Trade or language school
    700 feet
  2. The Academy of Urban Planning and Engineering School
    1,210 feet
  3. The Brooklyn School for Math and Research School
    1,210 feet
  4. The Brooklyn School for Social Justice School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle
    930 feet
  2. Bushwick Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. Clemens Triangle
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Wyckoff Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet
  2. Venditti Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cornelia-Putnam Historic District Listed historic place
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wyckoff Community Center
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    740 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and 22 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 Putnam Avenue or Wyckoff 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.