Cooper Avenue & 72nd Place
Cooper Avenue and 72nd Place meet at a four-way crossing in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Glendale Library is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/72 St, is 640 feet away for the Q55, QM24, QM25 and QM34. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/72 St, 640 feet away, for the Q55, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/72 St Q55, QM24, QM25, QM34640 feetQ55 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Cooper Avenue.
- 5 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-13 Cooper Avenue Gas station550 feet
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1915 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Cooper Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Cooper Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 119 the Glendale School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glendale Veterans Triangle1,030 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Myrtle/Cooper Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,090 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glendale Library1,000 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glendale Post Office1,190 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cooper Avenue & 72nd Street 270 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 73rd Street 280 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 72nd Place 500 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 71st Place 530 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 73rd Place 550 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 72nd Street 620 feet
- 78th Avenue & 73rd Place 640 feet
- Central Avenue & 72nd Place 650 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Place or Cooper Avenue.