28th Avenue & Union Street
The three-way junction of 28th Avenue and Union Street is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Linden Hill Post Office is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 28 Av/141 St, is 350 feet away for the Q61, QM2 and QM20, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1957, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 28 Av/141 St, 350 feet away, for the Q61, QM2 and QM20.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 28 Av/141 St Q61, QM2, QM20 · Shelter350 feetQ61 QM2 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
- QM2 …
- QM20 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Union Street.
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 20-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2023
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
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,800 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 1952 and 1957.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 28th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 28th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Union Street
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Health Force Solutions Trade or language school1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Colden Playground950 feet
Community centers and public services
- Linden Hill Post Office820 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket440 feet
- Hua Lian Supermarket Supermarket0.3 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 29th Avenue & Union Street 280 feet
- 28th Avenue & 141st Street 380 feet
- 26th Avenue & Union Street 520 feet
- Union Street & 29th Road 540 feet
- 143rd Street & 29th Road 800 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 29th Avenue 810 feet
- Union Street & 31st Road 900 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 26th Avenue 950 feet
See every intersection along 28th Avenue or Union Street.