Ridgewood Avenue & Force Tube Avenue

Ridgewood Avenue and Force Tube Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sam Leggio Triangle is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Norwood Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Norwood Av
800 feet · 3 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Ridgewood Av/Norwood Av · T430, T434
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ridgewood Avenue & Force Tube Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Norwood Av, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Norwood Av J, Z
    800 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Crescent St J, Z
    0.5 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Culture Swirl” (2007) by Margaret Lanzetta at the Norwood Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ridgewood Av/Norwood Av, 110 feet away, for the T430 and T434.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ridgewood Av/Norwood Av T430, T434
    110 feet
    T430 T434

Next buses at this stop

  1. T430 …
  2. T434 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Shepherd Ave & Fulton St 12 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 596 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    870 feet
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,050 feet
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11208
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
37
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Cypress Hills
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 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 1920.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Force Tube Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Force Tube Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Ridgewood Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival (early), and built in 1870.

  1. Public School 65K Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Simfran Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    160 feet
  2. Saint Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, in the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  3. Achievement First East New York Charter School 2 School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sam Leggio Triangle
    770 feet
  2. Highland Park
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Worship Center Iglesia Cristiana House of worship
    850 feet
  2. Andrews Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. North Brooklyn YMCA Recreation center
    960 feet
  2. Older adult center at 3208 Fulton Street Older adult center
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,010 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Force Tube Avenue or Ridgewood 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.