Union Turnpike & 132nd Street

Union Turnpike and 132nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Borough Hall Post Office is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about five minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kew Gardens-Union Tpke
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
740 feet
Union Tpke/Queens Blvd · Q45, Q46, Q48
Within a walk
3 places
1 courthouse, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Turnpike & 132nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kew Gardens-Union Tpke E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Queens Blvd, 740 feet away, for the Q45, Q46 and Q48.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union Tpke/Queens Blvd Q45, Q46, Q48 · Shelter
    740 feet
    Q45 Q46 Q48
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q45 …
  2. Q46 …
  3. Q48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd N & 78 Ave 24 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 141-50 Union Turnpike Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 July 2021.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11375
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kew Gardens
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 400 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 in 1949.

Trees

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2023 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 132nd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO DISTRICT ATTORNEY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of 132nd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 5 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DEPT OF CITYWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Union Turnpike

  • Authorized vehicles only 6 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 courthouse
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Maple Grove Park
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Borough Hall Post Office
    970 feet
  2. Queens Criminal Court Courthouse
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 132nd Street or Union Turnpike.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.