Cooper Avenue & 72nd Street
Cooper Avenue and 72nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Myrtle/Cooper Plaza is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/72 St, is 370 feet away for the Q55, QM24, QM25 and QM34. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 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, 370 feet away, for the Q55, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/72 St Q55, QM24, QM25, QM34370 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.
- 8 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.
- 71-05 Myrtle Avenue Gas station470 feet
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
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
- 91 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 1910 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2022 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 72nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Cooper Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glendale Veterans Triangle760 feet
- "Uncle" Vito F. Maranzano Glendale Playground1,290 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Myrtle/Cooper Plaza Pedestrian plaza820 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glendale Library1,110 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glendale Post Office930 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cooper Avenue & 72nd Place 270 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 71st Place 270 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 72nd Street 350 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 71st Place 480 feet
- 71st Street & Cooper Avenue 530 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 73rd Street 540 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 72nd Place 610 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Cooper Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Street or Cooper Avenue.