Markwood Place & Upshaw Road
Markwood Place and Upshaw Road meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Forest Park is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about seven minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more. Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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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 seven 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, 710 feet away, for the Q37.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Grenfell St Q37710 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 85-10 126th Street Gas station0.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2014.
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
- 118 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Forest Park.
- Job Sculpture by Natan J. Rapoport, 1987800 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Kew Forest School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Overlook in Forest Park Park feature390 feet
- Forest Park490 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown 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 nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockrose Place & Markwood Place 140 feet
- Union Turnpike & Markwood Place 180 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Park Lane 230 feet
- Upshaw Road & Deepdene Road 230 feet
- Union Turnpike & Park Lane 270 feet
- Forest Park Drive & Park Lane 360 feet
- Burns Street & Upshaw Road 440 feet
- Union Turnpike & Burns Street 590 feet
See every intersection along Markwood Place or Upshaw Road.