Myrtle Avenue & 62nd Street

Myrtle Avenue and 62nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 28 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fresh Pond Rd
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
62 St/Myrtle Av · B13
Within a walk
7 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 listed historic places and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & 62nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Fresh Pond Rd M
    0.4 miles
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dom (Variations)” (2013) by Laura F. Gibellini at the Fresh Pond Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 62 St/Myrtle Av, 40 feet away, for the B13.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 62 St/Myrtle Av B13
    40 feet
    B13

Next buses at this stop

  1. B13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Myrtle Avenue.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 61 St & 60 Ln 18 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 64-40 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    800 feet
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine 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 June 2025.

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)
Glendale
Elevation
78 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2022 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Myrtle Avenue (north side).

East side of 62nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 62nd Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 455978 and 458855.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 27 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1908 and 1910.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Beautiful Minds Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    40 feet
  2. Home Health Consulting Agency Trade or language school
    510 feet
  3. The Salvation Army Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 75th Avenue-61st Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  2. Summerfield Street Row Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    770 feet
  2. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,120 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 62nd Street or Myrtle Avenue.

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