26th Avenue & Union Street
The three-way junction of 26th Avenue and Union Street is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Lowell School is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union St/26 Av, is 70 feet away for the Q20, Q44 SBS, Q61 and two more, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union St/26 Av, 70 feet away, for the Q20, Q44 SBS, Q61, QM2 and QM20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union St/26 Av Q20, Q44 SBS, Q61, QM2 +170 feetQ20 Q44 SBS Q61 QM2 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
- Q61 …
- QM2 …
- QM20 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Union Street.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & I 678, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 20-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1954 and 1957.
Trees
Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2023 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 26th Avenue
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of 26th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Union Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Life-Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Pre-Schoolers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,180 feet
- Lowell School1,310 feet
- Life Skills Preschool1,310 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch940 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket950 feet
- Hua Lian Supermarket Supermarket1,250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Parsons Boulevard & 26th Avenue 440 feet
- 28th Avenue & Union Street 520 feet
- 143rd Street & Union Street 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 27th Avenue 710 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 25th Drive 710 feet
- 25th Avenue & 143rd Street 800 feet
- 29th Avenue & Union Street 800 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & 144th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 26th Avenue or Union Street.