Union Turnpike & 175th Street
Union Turnpike and 175th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, 6,885 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/174 St, is 380 feet away for the Q45, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/174 St, 380 feet away, for the Q45.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/174 St Q45380 feetQ45
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 176-02 Union Turnpike Gas station0.3 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven 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 June 2026.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 6,885 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 110th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 3,140 more were issued.
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
- 83 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 170 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2024 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Union Turnpike
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
South side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 454871.
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Citibank Bank branch880 feet
Supermarkets
- Q Kosher Supermarket470 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet and a listed public place within a five-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Stadium Road & Carnesecca Plaza 400 feet
- 176th Street & 77th Road 640 feet
- 175th Street & 76th Avenue 700 feet
- Union Turnpike & Utopia Parkway 740 feet
- Union Turnpike & 172nd Street 770 feet
- University Road & Carnesecca Plaza 780 feet
- 76th Avenue & 176th Street 900 feet
- 76th Avenue & 174th Street 960 feet
See every intersection along 175th Street, Stadium Road or Union Turnpike.