Union Street & Holly Avenue
Union Street and Holly Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 024 Andrew Jackson is 340 feet away, and I.S. 237 is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Holly Av, is 430 feet away for the Q17 and Q25, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kissena Blvd/Holly Av, 430 feet away, for the Q17 and Q25.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Holly Av Q17, Q25430 feetQ17 Q25
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q25 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Holly Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Holly Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Union Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Union Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- Little Lollipop Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K310 feet
- P.S. 024 Andrew Jackson School340 feet
- Muslim Center Junior HS School940 feet
Show all 5
- East-West School of International Studies School1,290 feet
- I.S. 237 School1,290 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 45-25 Kissena Boulevard Older adult center980 feet
Supermarkets
- Gold City Supermarket Supermarket710 feet
- Food Plus Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Holly Avenue & Robinson Street 250 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Holly Avenue 410 feet
- Bowne Street & Holly Avenue 500 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Juniper Avenue 530 feet
- Union Street & Laburnum Avenue 610 feet
- Holly Avenue & Smart Street 750 feet
- 45th Avenue & Union Street 760 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Kalmia Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Holly Avenue or Union Street.