81st Street & Cooper Avenue
The three-way junction of 81st Street and Cooper Avenue is in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Middle Village Playground is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cooper Av/81 St, is 160 feet away for the Q47, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 14 places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cooper Av/81 St, 160 feet away, for the Q47.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cooper Av/81 St Q47160 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Cooper Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-27 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.8 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 087 Middle Village School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Middle Village Playground1,280 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center50 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Street & 82nd Street 190 feet
- 80th Street & Cooper Avenue 230 feet
- 80th Street & Cooper Avenue at 69th Road 240 feet
- 82nd Street & Cooper Avenue 320 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 69th Road 350 feet
- Cooper Avenue & Valentine Place 390 feet
- 80th Street & 69th Avenue 410 feet
- 80th Street & 81st Street 590 feet
See every intersection along 81st Street or Cooper Avenue.