Path of Africa & Unisphere Circle

Path of Africa and Unisphere Circle 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. The site-specific installation “Etched Granite Pavement” is 190 feet away, and the sculpture “Freedom of the Human Spirit” is 730 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them park features. NYC Parks records 144 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Within a walk
7 places
4 park features, 1 museum and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

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Path of Africa & Unisphere Circle Nearby corners, linked

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
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Trees

NYC Parks records 144 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Unisphere (180 feet).

  1. Unisphere Designated landmark
    180 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Etched Granite Pavement Site-specific installation by Matt Mullican, 1995
    190 feet
  2. Column of Jerash Column, 1964
    610 feet
  3. Freedom of the Human Spirit Sculpture by Marshall Fredericks, 1964
    730 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 park features
  • 1 museum
  • 1 stadium or arena
  • 1 theater or concert hall

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Reflecting Pool Lawns in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    30 feet
  2. South Lawn in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    720 feet
  3. North Lawn in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    920 feet
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  1. NYS Pavillion Tent of Tomorrow in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    1,000 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Queens Museum
    720 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Queens Theatre in the Park Theater or concert hall
    830 feet
  2. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Stadium or arena
    990 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Path of Africa or Unisphere Circle.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC City Planning, NYPD, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18–30, 2026.