Union Turnpike & 164th Street

Union Turnpike and 164th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2026, 1,214 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/164 St, is 80 feet away for the Q45, Q46, Q48 and seven more. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
25 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Union Tpke/164 St · Q45, Q46, Q48, QM1 +6
Within a walk
12 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Turnpike & 164th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/164 St, 80 feet away, for the Q45, Q46, Q48, QM1 and six more.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union Tpke/164 St Q45, Q46, Q48, QM1 +6
    80 feet
    Q45 Q46 Q48 QM1 QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q45 …
  2. Q46 …
  3. Q48 …
  4. QM1 …
  5. QM5 …
  6. QM6 …
  7. QM7 …
  8. QM8 …
  9. QM31 …
  10. QM35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 154-09 Union Turnpike Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,214 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
Northbound on 164th Street914
Southbound on 164th Street300
Total1,214

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11366
Community board
Queens Community Board 8
City Council district
24
Police precinct
107
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
Elevation
90 feet above sea level

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 164th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON

West side of 164th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

North side of Union Turnpike

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

South side of Union Turnpike

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 432412, 432413 and 453552.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 nursing home or hospice

Schools and child care

  1. Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    720 feet
  2. Kids Circle Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  3. Kew Gardens Sep Preschool
    960 feet
Show all 6
  1. United Cerebral Palsy of Queens Preschool
    1,060 feet
  2. Queens Center for Progress Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  3. Tiny Footsteps Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet

Health care

  1. Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    520 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Lutheran Church House of worship
    880 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 315/Ladder 125 Fire station
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    100 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and two 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 164th Street or Union Turnpike.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.