Cross Island Parkway & Union Turnpike
Cross Island Parkway and Union Turnpike meet at a four-way crossing in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 3,167 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Cross Island Pkwy, is 50 feet away for the Q46 and Q48, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 90 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Cross Island Pkwy, 50 feet away, for the Q46 and Q48.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Cross Island Pkwy Q46, Q48 · Shelter50 feetQ46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at 243rd Street & Cross Island Parkway, 980 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 3,167 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 279th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,917 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
Homes
About 90 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1955.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance 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
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & 243rd Street 140 feet
- 243rd Street & 242nd Street 380 feet
- Union Turnpike & Glen Oaks School Campus 470 feet
- Union Turnpike & Commonwealth Boulevard 530 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 244th Street 730 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue 760 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 80th Road 800 feet
- 244th Street & 80th Road 800 feet
See every intersection along Cross Island Parkway or Union Turnpike.