Cooper Avenue & Central Avenue
Cooper Avenue and Central Avenue meet at a six-way junction in Glendale, Queens. The corner is also named Edward R. Miller Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Glendale Library is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/73 Pl, is 0.3 miles away for the Q55, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/73 Pl, 0.3 miles away, for the Q55.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/73 Pl Q55 · Shelter0.3 milesQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Central Avenue and Cooper Avenue.
- 29 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.
- 73-27 Cooper Avenue Gas stationat this corner
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- 82 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Edward R. Miller Square, a co-naming enacted on May 12, 1952 (Local Law 51 of 1952).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Edward R. Miller Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 73rd Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 73rd Place
- No parking 4 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 listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 119 the Glendale School930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pinocchio Playground450 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glendale Library1,220 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center0.4 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Central Avenue & 73rd Street 270 feet
- 74th Street & Cooper Avenue 280 feet
- 74th Street & Bike Path 300 feet
- 73rd Place & Edsall Avenue 350 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 73rd Place 460 feet
- Central Avenue & 72nd Place 520 feet
- 78th Avenue & 73rd Place 550 feet
- 73rd Street & Edsall Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Place, Central Avenue or Cooper Avenue.