Central Avenue & 73rd Street
Central Avenue and 73rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Pinocchio Playground is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/73 St, is 1,200 feet away for the QM24, QM25 and QM34, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/73 St, 1,200 feet away, for the QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/73 St QM24, QM25, QM34 · Shelter1,200 feetQM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Central Avenue.
- 13 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-27 Cooper Avenue Gas station450 feet
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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
- 32
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 84 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 119 the Glendale School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pinocchio Playground720 feet
- "Uncle" Vito F. Maranzano Glendale Playground1,050 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Central Avenue & 72nd Place 260 feet
- Cooper Avenue & Central Avenue 270 feet
- 73rd Street & Edsall Avenue 410 feet
- 72nd Street & Central Avenue 510 feet
- 74th Street & Cooper Avenue 550 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 73rd Street 550 feet
- 74th Street & Bike Path 570 feet
- 73rd Place & Edsall Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Street or Central Avenue.