Central Avenue & 66th Street
Central Avenue and 66th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 67 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The Engine 286/Ladder 135 firehouse is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/66 Pl, is 900 feet away for the Q55, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/66 Pl, 900 feet away, for the Q55.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/66 Pl Q55900 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Central Avenue.
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 65 Pl & Central Ave 21 docks in all280 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-40 Myrtle Avenue Gas station1,220 feet
- 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 67 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,803rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 66th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 66th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Central Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Central Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 listed historic place
Libraries, museums and history
- Central Avenue Historic District Listed historic place270 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 286/Ladder 135 Fire station1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket1,070 feet
- Fresh N Save Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and ten food stores.
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Central Avenue & 66th Place 260 feet
- Central Avenue & 65th Place 260 feet
- Central Avenue & 67th Street 510 feet
- Central Avenue & 65th Street 520 feet
- 70th Avenue & 66th Street 540 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 66th Street 670 feet
- Central Avenue & 67th Place 760 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 65th Place 760 feet
See every intersection along 66th Street or Central Avenue.