Connector Road & United Nations Avenue North

Connector Road and United Nations Avenue North 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 820 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them park features. NYC Parks records 173 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Within a walk
6 places
3 park features, 1 museum and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Connector Road & United Nations Avenue North Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Unnamed Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 112-44 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 109-5 Marina Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    1.3 miles

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

The streets

  • One travel lane

Trees

NYC Parks records 173 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

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

  1. Unisphere Designated landmark
    820 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Free Form Kinetic sculpture by José De Rivera, 1964
    240 feet
  2. Freedom of the Human Spirit Sculpture by Marshall Fredericks, 1964
    480 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 park features
  • 1 museum
  • 1 park
  • 1 stadium or arena

This corner stands inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    surrounds this corner
  2. Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    160 feet
  3. Reflecting Pool Lawns in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    540 feet
Show all 4
  1. North Lawn in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Queens Museum
    670 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Stadium or arena
    170 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Connector Road or United Nations Avenue North.

Sources: New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.