Myrtle Avenue & Central Avenue

Myrtle Avenue and Central Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 30 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fresh Pond Rd
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Myrtle Av/Fresh Pond Rd · Q55, QM24, QM25, QM34
Within a walk
7 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 listed historic places and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Central Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Fresh Pond Rd M
    0.4 miles
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dom (Variations)” (2013) by Laura F. Gibellini at the Fresh Pond Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Fresh Pond Rd, 160 feet away, for the Q55, QM24, QM25 and QM34.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Fresh Pond Rd Q55, QM24, QM25, QM34
    160 feet
    Q55 QM24 QM25 QM34

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q55 …
  2. QM24 …
  3. QM25 …
  4. QM34 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Central Avenue and Myrtle Avenue.

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 61 St & 60 Ln 18 docks in all
    240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 64-40 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    940 feet
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 July 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11385
Community board
Queens Community Board 5
City Council district
30
Police precinct
104
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Glendale
Elevation
77 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Myrtle Avenue (south side).

East side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 458774.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 52 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1908 and 1909.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Beautiful Minds Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    170 feet
  2. Home Health Consulting Agency Trade or language school
    640 feet
  3. The Salvation Army Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 75th Avenue-61st Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Summerfield Street Row Historic District Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    980 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Avenue or Myrtle Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.