Myrtle Avenue & Park Lane South
Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South meet at a five-way junction in Richmond Hill, Queens. The corner is also named Sgt. Joseph E. Schaefer Oval by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 111 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the J. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Memorial Drive.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 111 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 111 St J0.4 milesJ
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the 111 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Park LN South/Myrtle Av, 40 feet away, for the Q37.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Park LN South/Myrtle Av Q3740 feetQ37
Next buses at this stop
- Q37 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Memorial Drive.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 90-01 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.7 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 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- City Council district
- 29 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Richmond Hill
- Elevation
- 72 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Sgt. Joseph E. Schaefer Oval, a co-naming enacted on November 24, 1986 (Local Law 56 of 1986).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1915 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the cherry and the Norway maple.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Sgt. Joseph E. Schaefer Oval.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 54 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Memorial Drive
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Memorial Drive
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- No parking 18 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Park Lane South
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10AM-11:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Park Lane South
- No parking 21 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10AM-11:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Forest Park.
- Richmond Hill War Memorial Statue by Joseph Pasquale Pollia, 192590 feet
- Sergeant Joseph E. Schaefer Memorial Planter, 1987250 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park40 feet
- Buddy Monument in Forest Park Park feature60 feet
- Jackson Pond Playground220 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & 109th Street 100 feet
- 108th Street & Park Lane South 180 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 110th Street 380 feet
- Park Lane South & 107th Street 430 feet
- 85th Avenue & 109th Street 560 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 85th Avenue 580 feet
- Forest Park Drive & Memorial Drive 620 feet
- Park Lane South & 106th Street 660 feet
See every intersection along Memorial Drive, Myrtle Avenue or Park Lane South.