Myrtle Avenue & 73rd Street
Myrtle Avenue and 73rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Myrtle/Cooper Plaza is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/73 St, is 50 feet away for the QM24, QM25 and QM34, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/73 St, 50 feet away, for the QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/73 St QM24, QM25, QM34 · Shelter50 feetQM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
- 2 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.
- 73-13 Cooper Avenue Gas station930 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight 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 a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 94 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
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 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 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 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 pedestrian plaza
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glendale Veterans Triangle1,250 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Myrtle/Cooper Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,310 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glendale Library240 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & 72nd Place 260 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 73rd Place 270 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 72nd Street 520 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 74th Street 540 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 73rd Street 650 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 72nd Place 760 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 71st Place 770 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 75th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Street or Myrtle Avenue.