Myrtle Avenue & 88th Place
Myrtle Avenue and 88th Place meet at a three-way junction in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Bandshell in Forest Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/82 Av, is 90 feet away for the Q55, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three 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/82 Av, 90 feet away, for the Q55.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/82 Av Q5590 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, 760 feet by car along the streets.
- 89-07 Myrtle Avenue Gas station700 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- 128 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Myrtle Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 park features
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Small Wonder Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Bandshell in Forest Park Park feature40 feet
- Forest Park310 feet
- Carousel in Forest Park Park feature680 feet
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- Greenhouse Playground960 feet
Houses of worship
- St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship100 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & 82nd Avenue 160 feet
- 88th Street & Myrtle Avenue 220 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 88th Lane 260 feet
- 88th Street & 81st Road 440 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 89th Street 510 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 81st Road 570 feet
- 88th Street & 81st Avenue 690 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Woodhaven Boulevard 740 feet
See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue.