Myrtle Avenue & 81st Road
Myrtle Avenue and 81st Road meet at a three-way junction in Glendale, Queens, at the edge of Forest Park. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Bandshell in Forest Park is 280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/81 Av, is 310 feet away for the Q55, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them park features, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/81 Av, 310 feet away, for the Q55.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/81 Av Q55 · Shelter310 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 200 feet by car along the streets.
- 89-07 Myrtle Avenue Gas station1,270 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers0.6 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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; the corner is on the edge of the Forest Park area
- Elevation
- 123 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 park features
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Bandshell in Forest Park Park feature280 feet
- Forest Park280 feet
- Carousel in Forest Park Park feature1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship640 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway 200 feet
- 88th Street & 81st Road 270 feet
- 88th Street & Myrtle Avenue 340 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 82nd Avenue 400 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 81st Avenue 410 feet
- 88th Street & 81st Avenue 520 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 88th Place 570 feet
- Union Turnpike & Myrtle Avenue at Forest Park Drive 790 feet
See every intersection along 81st Road or Myrtle Avenue.