Myrtle Avenue & 79th Lane
Myrtle Avenue and 79th Lane 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. Forest Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/79 Pl, is 210 feet away for the Q55, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/79 Pl, 210 feet away, for the Q55.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/79 Pl Q55 · Shelter210 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Myrtle Avenue.
- 8 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, 430 feet by car along the streets.
- 73-13 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
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
- 102 and 104 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1910 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2023 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 79th Lane
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 461211.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park50 feet
- Dry Harbor Playground400 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & 79th Place 180 feet
- 80th Street & Myrtle Avenue 260 feet
- 79th Street & Myrtle Avenue 440 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 81st Street 530 feet
- 78th Road & 79th Lane 600 feet
- 78th Street & Myrtle Avenue 700 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 82nd Street 730 feet
- 80th Street & 78th Road 850 feet
See every intersection along 79th Lane or Myrtle Avenue.