Myrtle Avenue & 81st Street
Myrtle Avenue and 81st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Dry Harbor Playground is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/81 St, is 30 feet away for the Q55, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 700 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/81 St, 30 feet away, for the Q55.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/81 St Q55 · Shelter30 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
Cycling
- 6 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, 890 feet by car along the streets.
- 73-13 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- Elevation
- 90 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 1920 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 125 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 460663.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park60 feet
- Dry Harbor Playground140 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & 82nd Street 200 feet
- 80th Street & Myrtle Avenue 280 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 83rd Street 450 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 79th Lane 530 feet
- 81st Street & 78th Road 600 feet
- 84th Street & Myrtle Avenue 700 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 79th Place 720 feet
- 82nd Street & 78th Road 800 feet
See every intersection along 81st Street or Myrtle Avenue.