Cooper Avenue & 79th Place
Cooper Avenue and 79th Place meet at a four-way crossing in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 417 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Middle Village Playground is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/Cooper Av, is 580 feet away for the Q29, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 13 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Cooper Avenue.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 80 St/Cooper Av, 580 feet away, for the Q29.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 80 St/Cooper Av Q29580 feetQ29
Next buses at this stop
- Q29 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Cooper Avenue.
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 station0.3 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 417 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,296th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 264 more 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)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 99 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 500 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Middle Village Playground950 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center600 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cooper Avenue & 69th Drive 100 feet
- Cooper Avenue & Valentine Place 390 feet
- 79th Street & 69th Drive 410 feet
- 79th Street & Cooper Avenue 420 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 69th Road 440 feet
- 80th Street & Cooper Avenue at 69th Road 550 feet
- 80th Street & Cooper Avenue 620 feet
- 78th Street & Cooper Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along 79th Place, Bike Path or Cooper Avenue.