Woodward Avenue & Dekalb Avenue
Woodward Avenue and Dekalb Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sunset Garden is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and four places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- DeKalb Av L0.5 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Woodward Av/Stanhope St, 420 feet away, for the B38.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodward Av/Stanhope St B38420 feetB38
Next buses at this stop
- B38 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Woodward Avenue.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Onderdonk Ave & Dekalb Ave 17 docks in all530 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 18-84 Flushing Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more 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 November 2024.
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
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1920 and 1935.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Woodward Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 38 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Classical Revival, and mostly built between 1908 and 1909.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grover Cleveland Playground640 feet
- Sunset Garden1,200 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Stockholm-Dekalb-Hart Historic District Listed historic place310 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket1,050 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Woodward Avenue & Stockholm Street 260 feet
- Woodward Avenue & Hart Street 260 feet
- Onderdonk Avenue & Dekalb Avenue 520 feet
- Woodward Avenue & Stanhope Street 520 feet
- Woodward Avenue & Suydam Street 520 feet
- Onderdonk Avenue & Stockholm Street 770 feet
- Onderdonk Avenue & Hart Street 780 feet
- Woodward Avenue & Himrod Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or Woodward Avenue.