Union Street & Bayside Avenue
Union Street and Bayside Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 214 Cadwallader Colden is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union St/31 Rd, is 50 feet away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union St/31 Rd, 50 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union St/31 Rd Q20, Q44 SBS · Shelter50 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Union Street.
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 141-54 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
- Turn calming, April 2022
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
- 20 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1991.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bayside Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Bayside Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Union Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 13 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Health Force Solutions Trade or language school150 feet
- P.S. 214 Cadwallader Colden School640 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Colden Playground80 feet
Health care
- Union Plaza Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,090 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Mitchell-Linden Library460 feet
Houses of worship
- St Paul Chong Ha Sang RC Church House of worship1,090 feet
Community centers and public services
- Linden Hill Post Office280 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket670 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Street & 31st Drive 70 feet
- Union Street & 31st Road 180 feet
- 143rd Street & Bayside Avenue 280 feet
- 32nd Avenue & Union Street 430 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Bayside Avenue 530 feet
- Union Street & 29th Road 540 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 143rd Street 560 feet
- 140th Street & 31st Drive 650 feet
See every intersection along Bayside Avenue or Union Street.