Union Turnpike & Myrtle Avenue at Forest Park Drive
Union Turnpike, Myrtle Avenue and Forest Park Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Bandshell in Forest Park is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/85 St, is 310 feet away for the Q55, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/85 St, 310 feet away, for the Q55.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/85 St Q55310 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 600 feet by car along the streets.
- 89-07 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 106 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 7pm on Myrtle Avenue (north side).
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 400553.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 113 Anthony J. Pranzo School990 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park320 feet
- The Bandshell in Forest Park Park feature330 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & Myrtle Avenue 190 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Forest Park Drive 270 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 85th Street 280 feet
- Union Turnpike & 87th Street 320 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 81st Avenue 390 feet
- 84th Street & Myrtle Avenue 530 feet
- Forest Park Drive & Jackie Robinson Parkway 570 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway 590 feet
See every intersection along Forest Park Drive, Myrtle Avenue or Union Turnpike.