Myrtle Avenue & 88th Lane
Myrtle Avenue and 88th Lane meet at a four-way crossing in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church is 220 feet away, and Nature Center in Forest Park is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/82 Av, is 350 feet away for the Q55, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them park features, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/82 Av, 350 feet away, for the Q55.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/82 Av Q55350 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1,020 feet by car along the streets.
- 89-07 Myrtle Avenue Gas station450 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 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 August 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
- 129 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the English oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 88th Lane
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 88th Lane
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Myrtle Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 park features
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Small Wonder Preschool850 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Bandshell in Forest Park Park feature290 feet
- Carousel in Forest Park Park feature420 feet
- Forest Park430 feet
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- Greenhouse Playground710 feet
- Nature Center in Forest Park Park feature1,070 feet
Houses of worship
- St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship220 feet
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 & 89th Street 250 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 88th Place 260 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 82nd Avenue 420 feet
- 88th Street & Myrtle Avenue 480 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Woodhaven Boulevard 490 feet
- 88th Street & 81st Road 700 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Woodhaven Boulevard 770 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 81st Road 820 feet
See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue.