Cooper Avenue & 73rd Place
Cooper Avenue and 73rd Place meet at a three-way junction in Glendale, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Pinocchio Playground is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/73 Pl, is 920 feet away for the Q55, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 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/73 Pl, 920 feet away, for the Q55.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/73 Pl Q55 · Shelter920 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 73rd Place and Cooper Avenue.
- 30 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 stationat this corner
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2012
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2022
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
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 900 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 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 73rd Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Cooper Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Cooper Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 119 the Glendale School670 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pinocchio Playground850 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glendale Library760 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Avenue & 73rd Place 90 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 73rd Street 270 feet
- 74th Street & 78th Avenue 350 feet
- Cooper Avenue & Central Avenue 460 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 72nd Place 550 feet
- 75th Street & 78th Avenue 620 feet
- 74th Street & Cooper Avenue 680 feet
- 74th Street & Bike Path 700 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Place or Cooper Avenue.