Burns Street & Underwood Road
Burns Street and Underwood Road meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ehrenreich-Austin Playground is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about eight minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1940, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Kew Gardens-Union Tpke E, F0.4 milesE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Grenfell St, 980 feet away, for the Q37.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Grenfell St Q37980 feetQ37
Next buses at this stop
- Q37 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 78 Ave & Queens Blvd S 29 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station1.1 miles
- 112-20 72nd Drive Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills
- Elevation
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1929 and 1940.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ehrenreich-Austin Playground500 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- 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
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Burns Street & Overhill Road 250 feet
- Underwood Road & Deepdene Road 370 feet
- Beechknoll Road & Overhill Road 570 feet
- Burns Street & Upshaw Road 580 feet
- Greenway North & Underwood Road 660 feet
- Greenway North & Markwood Place 750 feet
- Burns Street & Puritan Avenue 780 feet
- Upshaw Road & Deepdene Road 790 feet
See every intersection along Burns Street or Underwood Road.