Union Turnpike & Myrtle Avenue
Union Turnpike and Myrtle Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Glendale, Queens, at the edge of Forest Park. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2026, 743 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. P.S./I.S. 113 Anthony J. Pranzo is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/85 St, is 110 feet away for the Q55. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/85 St, 110 feet away, for the Q55.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/85 St Q55110 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, 790 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 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2026 so far, through July 26, 743 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.
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; the corner is on the edge of the Forest Park area
- Elevation
- 100 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
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 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 113 Anthony J. Pranzo School1,180 feet
- Sacred Heart Catholic-Glendale School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park230 feet
- The Bandshell in Forest Park Park feature480 feet
- Dry Harbor Playground1,190 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center0.5 miles
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 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & 85th Street 80 feet
- Union Turnpike & Myrtle Avenue at Forest Park Drive 190 feet
- 84th Street & Myrtle Avenue 340 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Forest Park Drive 420 feet
- Union Turnpike & 87th Street 510 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 81st Avenue 580 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 83rd Street 600 feet
- Forest Park Drive & Jackie Robinson Parkway 730 feet
See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue or Union Turnpike.