Myrtle Avenue & 76th Street
Myrtle Avenue and 76th Street 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 Library is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/79 St, is 430 feet away for the Q55, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and five places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/79 St, 430 feet away, for the Q55.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/79 St Q55 · Shelter430 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-13 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1.2 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 93 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1920 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park940 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glendale Library930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Street & Myrtle Avenue 260 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 75th Street 270 feet
- 79th Street & Myrtle Avenue 510 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 74th Street 530 feet
- 76th Street & 78th Avenue 740 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 79th Place 760 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 73rd Place 800 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 79th Lane 950 feet
See every intersection along 76th Street or Myrtle Avenue.