Myrtle Avenue & 72nd Place
Myrtle Avenue and 72nd Place meet at a three-way junction in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Glendale Post Office is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/72 St, is 280 feet away for the Q55, QM24, QM25 and QM34, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/72 St, 280 feet away, for the Q55, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/72 St Q55, QM24, QM25, QM34280 feetQ55 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
- 5 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 71-05 Myrtle Avenue Gas station700 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1.5 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1915 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 post office
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glendale Veterans Triangle990 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Myrtle/Cooper Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,040 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glendale Library500 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glendale Post Office1,160 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and six 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & 72nd Street 260 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 73rd Street 260 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 72nd Place 500 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 71st Place 510 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 73rd Place 530 feet
- 72nd Street & Indiana Avenue 560 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 72nd Street 610 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 71st Place 720 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Place or Myrtle Avenue.