Ridgedale Street & Defoe Street
Ridgedale Street and Defoe Street meet at a three-way junction in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/Ridgedale Av, is 170 feet away for the QM63 and QM65, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/Ridgedale Av, 170 feet away, for the QM63 and QM65.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/Ridgedale Av QM63, QM65170 feetQM63 QM65
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
- QM65 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at 133rd Avenue & Laurelton Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 131-07 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1,080 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11413
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 post office
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens School460 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens - New York 6 School460 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens School560 feet
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- Prime Vocational Training Institute Trade or language school810 feet
- Kidz World Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K980 feet
Community centers and public services
- Springfield Gardens Post Office1,110 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch570 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket830 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Merrick Boulevard & Ridgedale Street 210 feet
- Grayson Street & Ridgedale Street 250 feet
- Pineville Lane & Defoe Street 360 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Merrick Boulevard 450 feet
- Ridgedale Street & Nepton Street 510 feet
- Grayson Street & Pineville Lane 560 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Pineville Lane 580 feet
- Lucas Street & Ridgedale Street 730 feet
See every intersection along Defoe Street or Ridgedale Street.