Avenue of the States North & Unisphere Circle

Avenue of the States North and Unisphere Circle meet at a three-way junction in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Unisphere stands 180 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them park features.

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Avenue of the States North & Unisphere Circle Nearby corners, linked

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 111 St & 49 Ave 30 docks in all
    0.5 miles

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Trees

NYC Parks records 120 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the cherry and the willow oak.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Unisphere (180 feet).

  1. Unisphere Designated landmark
    180 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

  1. Etched Granite Pavement Site-specific installation by Matt Mullican, 1995
    420 feet
  2. Free Form Kinetic sculpture by José De Rivera, 1964
    430 feet
  3. Freedom of the Human Spirit Sculpture by Marshall Fredericks, 1964
    530 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 park features
  • 1 museum
  • 1 park
  • 1 stadium or arena
  • 1 theater or concert hall

This corner stands inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    surrounds this corner
  2. Reflecting Pool Lawns in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    270 feet
  3. North Lawn in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    1,030 feet
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  1. NYS Pavillion Tent of Tomorrow in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    1,200 feet
  2. South Lawn in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Queens Museum
    350 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Stadium or arena
    540 feet
  2. Queens Theatre in the Park Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • Homes within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, New York City's bike-share system, NYC City Planning, NYPD, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 3, 2026.