Woodward Avenue & Starr Street

Woodward Avenue and Starr Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Starr Playground is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, Jefferson St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jefferson St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Starr St/Woodward Av · B38
Within a walk
3 places
1 garden, 1 listed historic place and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Woodward Avenue & Starr Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jefferson St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Jefferson St L
    0.5 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Starr St/Woodward Av, 110 feet away, for the B38.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Starr St/Woodward Av B38
    110 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Starr Street and Woodward Avenue.

  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Flushing Ave & Woodward Ave 21 docks in all
    680 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 18-84 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    770 feet
  2. 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 80 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2021 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Starr Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Starr Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Woodward Avenue

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Woodward Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Starr Playground
    560 feet
  2. Sunset Garden
    820 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Vander Ende--Onderdonk House Site Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Starr Street or Woodward Avenue.

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