79th Street & Myrtle Avenue
The three-way junction of 79th Street and Myrtle Avenue is in Glendale, Queens, at the edge of Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (North). Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/79 St, is 100 feet away for the Q55, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/79 St, 100 feet away, for the Q55.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/79 St Q55 · Shelter100 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 79th Street and Myrtle Avenue.
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 870 feet by car along the streets.
- 73-13 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale; the corner is on the edge of the Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (North) area
- Elevation
- 86 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 457427.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park430 feet
- Dry Harbor Playground840 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & 79th Place 260 feet
- 78th Street & Myrtle Avenue 260 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 79th Lane 440 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 76th Street 510 feet
- 80th Street & Myrtle Avenue 700 feet
- 79th Street & 78th Avenue 740 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 75th Street 770 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 81st Street 970 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or Myrtle Avenue.