Avenue of the States South & Unisphere Circle

Avenue of the States South 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. The kinetic sculpture “Free Form” is 590 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them park features. NYC Parks records 113 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.

Safety record

No crash on record

in any year the city publishes

Within a walk

9 places

4 park features, 1 listed historic place and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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: 22 feet above sea level

The streets

Up to four travel lanes

Trees

NYC Parks records 113 trees within 330 feet; the most common is 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 (190 feet).

Unisphere Designated landmark
190 feet

Monuments and public art

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

Etched Granite Pavement Site-specific installation by Matt Mullican, 1995
420 feet
Free Form Kinetic sculpture by José De Rivera, 1964
590 feet
Freedom of the Human Spirit Sculpture by Marshall Fredericks, 1964
700 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

4 park features
1 listed historic place
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

Flushing Meadows Corona Park
surrounds this corner
Reflecting Pool Lawns in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
270 feet
NYS Pavillion Tent of Tomorrow in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
1,030 feet

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South Lawn in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
1,040 feet
North Lawn in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

Queens Museum
390 feet
1964-1965 World's Fair New York State Pavilion Listed historic place
1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Stadium or arena
710 feet
Queens Theatre in the Park Theater or concert hall
840 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

Avenue of the States North & Unisphere Circle 170 feet
Avenue of the States & Avenue of the States South 200 feet
Path of Africa & Unisphere Circle 330 feet
Avenue of the States & Avenue of the States North 370 feet
Path of the Americas & Unisphere Circle 510 feet
United Nations Avenue South & Unisphere Promenade 690 feet
Flushing Meadow Park Path & Avenue of the States North 720 feet
United Nations Avenue South & Avenue of the States South 730 feet

See every intersection along Avenue of the States South or Unisphere Circle.