Forest Avenue Train Station Staircase Look Down

This image was taken from the staircase leading to the ticket booth on Putnam Avenue in Ridgewood. The section below is free to visit, but you’ll have to purchase a ticket ($2.50) if you want to access the elevated train platform. I pointed my camera down toward the street while standing on the staircase overlook. By Subway: - Closest Station: Forest Avenue (M Train) - Head toward the north of the platform, you’ll find the staircase leading to the street level

The weather in spring and summer are the most pleasant to photograph this location, although any month will do!

Since you're standing on an elevated platform, the sun will create nice shadows to capture below you. You can go almost anytime during daylight hours, but try to avoid the harsh mid-day sun.

The soft blue-green hue of the station's steel beams forms a perfect frame to capture passersby below.

On the ground level, the elevated train line casts long shadows on the street below. You can follow the line for several blocks and find several interesting shadows along the way.

The M-Train itself also provides countless photo opportunities. There are front facing windows in the very front and back of the train cars that offer prime views of the tracks. These thick windows are often dirty, giving you an authentic, weathered, film-like perspective of the city.

The train platform above offers largely unobstructed views of the neighborhood.

Ridgewood is a diverse neighborhood in Queens with unique Dutch architecture, old Polish delis, German Beerhalls and Dominican empanada stands — a true melting pot!

Enjoy some Nepali cuisines at While In Kathmandu restaurant (758 Seneca Ave), just a few blocks away!