Northern Boulevard & Union Street

Northern Boulevard and Union Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 83 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2026, 1,940 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Flushing Greens is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing-Main St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 52 places to eat.

Safety record
48 hurt
83 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flushing-Main St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Union St/Northern Blvd · Q28
Within a walk
30 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & Union Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flushing-Main St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Flushing-Main St 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Happy World” (1999) by Ik-Joong Kang at the Flushing-Main St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Union St/Northern Blvd, 60 feet away, for the Q28.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union St/Northern Blvd Q28
    60 feet
    Q28

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q28 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Union Street.

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 137-17 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    850 feet
  2. 135-23 39th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 83 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 48 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 18 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2026

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,940 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Westbound on Northern Boulevard1,633
Eastbound on Northern Boulevard307
Total1,940

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11354
Community board
Queens Community Board 7
City Council district
20
Police precinct
109
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flushing-Willets Point
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Autumn Blaze' Freeman maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 68 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2024 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 10pm on Union Street (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 10pm on Union Street (west side).

North side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

South side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 433641, 443332, 443333, 452199, 452200 and 452411.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1694 and 1915.

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Flushing Memorial Exedra by Herman Atkins MacNeil, 1925
    300 feet
  2. Flushing Park Memorial Obelisk, 1865
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    290 feet
  2. Ace Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    310 feet
  3. Children's House Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
Show all 11
  1. Acadia Beauty School Trade or language school
    420 feet
  2. Queens Academy High School
    680 feet
  3. Flushing High School Landmark · listed historic place
    750 feet
  4. Queens High School for Language Studies School
    750 feet
  5. Veritas Academy School
    750 feet
  6. Little Masters Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  7. International Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  8. American Institute of Science And Trade or language school
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flushing Greens Park
    120 feet
  2. Daniel Carter Beard Mall
    550 feet
  3. Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech Playground
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Flushing Commons Public space
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Flushing Armory Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Lewis H Latimer House Historic site
    920 feet
  3. Weeping Beech Tree Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bowne House Historic site · listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  2. Rko Keith's Theater Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Flushing Town Hall Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place
    540 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Old Quaker Meeting House Landmark · listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. St John Vianney RC Church House of worship
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Latimer Gardens Community Center
    1,260 feet
  2. Older adult center at 34-30 137th Street Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. 109th Precinct Police station
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 99 Ranch Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. GW Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. New World Mall Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Northern Boulevard or Union Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.