Cooper Avenue & Cypress Avenue

Cooper Avenue and Cypress Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Glendale, Queens, at the edge of Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (North). Between 2021 and 2025, 56 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2026, 2,753 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. The nearest subway, Halsey St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Cypress Avenue.

Safety record
31 hurt
56 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Halsey St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
1,150 feet
Decatur St/Cypress Av · B20
Within a walk
About 500 homes
within 820 feet of this corner

Map

Layers
Cooper Avenue & Cypress Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Halsey St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Halsey St L
    0.4 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Decatur St/Cypress Av, 1,150 feet away, for the B20.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Decatur St/Cypress Av B20
    1,150 feet
    B20

Next buses at this stop

  1. B20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Cypress Avenue.

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cypress Ave & St Felix Ave 21 docks in all
    760 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 58-14 Cooper Avenue Gas station
    230 feet
  2. 342 Eldert Street Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 56 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 31 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2022
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 2,753 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11385
Community board
Queens Community Board 5
City Council district
30 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
104
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Glendale; the corner is on the edge of the Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (North) area
Elevation
82 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Cooper Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Cooper Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Cypress Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Cypress Avenue

  • No stopping 21 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Cypress Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Within a walk

How places are listed

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet and a listed public place within a five-minute walk.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cooper Avenue or Cypress Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA, NYC Health and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.