Seneca Avenue & George Street

Seneca Avenue and George Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Queens International Secondary School is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, Halsey St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and 41 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Halsey St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Cypress Av/George St · B111
Within a walk
9 places
3 schools, 2 listed historic places and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Seneca Avenue & George Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Halsey St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Halsey St L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Seneca Av M
    0.4 miles
    M
  2. Forest Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Cypress Av/George St, 540 feet away, for the B111.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cypress Av/George St B111
    540 feet
    B111

Next buses at this stop

  1. B111 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Centre St & Seneca Ave 23 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 960 Cypress Avenue Gas station
    970 feet
  2. 391 Weirfield Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 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
69 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of George Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of George Street

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

East side of Seneca Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Seneca Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Seneca Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Seneca Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 453699 and 457130.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 33 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1909 and 1912.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 pedestrian plaza

Schools and child care

  1. Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77 School
    320 feet
  2. Queens International Secondary School
    320 feet
  3. P.S. 239 School
    940 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Herman Hochberg Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seneca Avenue East Historic District Listed historic place
    80 feet
  2. Forest-Norman Historic District Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ridgewood Presbyterian Church House of worship
    850 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ridgewood Older Adult Center and Services Older adult center
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    670 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    670 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Billy's Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along George Street or Seneca Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.