Woodbine Street & Fairview Avenue
Woodbine Street and Fairview Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. The corner lies on the edge of the Ridgewood North Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ridgewood Library is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Forest Av, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Forest Av M550 feetM
Next trains at this station
Inbound
1 line- M …
Middle Village
1 line- M …
Also within a walk
- Seneca Av M0.3 milesM
- Fresh Pond Rd M0.4 milesM
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dom (Variations)” (2013) by Laura F. Gibellini at the Forest Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Fairview Av/Putnam Av, 460 feet away, for the M90.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fairview Av/Putnam Av M90460 feetM90
Next buses at this stop
- M90 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Madison St & Forest Ave 25 docks in all520 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 960 Cypress Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 105 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,800 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 1910 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fairview Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Fairview Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Woodbine Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Woodbine Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Ridgewood North Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 176 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1908 and 1911.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- I.S. 093 Ridgewood School280 feet
- The Greater Ridgewood Youth Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K300 feet
- Supermoon Art Space Preschool, ages 2 to 51,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rosemary's Playground40 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Ridgewood Library450 feet
- Woodbine-Palmetto-Gates Historic District Listed historic place660 feet
- Grove-Linden-St. John's Historic District Listed historic place1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 16 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Madison Street & Fairview Avenue 260 feet
- Palmetto Street & Fairview Avenue 260 feet
- Woodbine Street & Forest Avenue 460 feet
- Woodward Avenue & Woodbine Street 500 feet
- Putnam Avenue & Fairview Avenue 520 feet
- Gates Avenue & Fairview Avenue 520 feet
- Madison Street & Forest Avenue 550 feet
- Putnam Avenue & Forest Avenue 650 feet
See every intersection along Fairview Avenue or Woodbine Street.