Union Turnpike & 188th Street
Union Turnpike and 188th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hillcrest Library is 280 feet away, and Summit School- Elem-Jr High is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/188 St, is 60 feet away for the QM6, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/188 St, 60 feet away, for the QM6.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/188 St QM660 feetQM6
Next buses at this stop
- QM6 …
Cycling
- 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 176-02 Union Turnpike Gas station0.7 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 8 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, December 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11366
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23 and 24 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 68 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2024 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 188th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
South side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 435104, 443408 and 453506.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Summit School- Elem-Jr High School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cunningham Park1,130 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hillcrest Library280 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch80 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and four food stores.
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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 188th Street & 80th Road 310 feet
- 188th Street & 80th Drive 560 feet
- 188th Street & 81st Avenue 690 feet
- 75th Avenue & 188th Street 790 feet
- 188th Street & Troon Road 820 feet
- 189th Street & 81st Avenue 950 feet
- 80th Road & Chevy Chase Street 1,020 feet
- 80th Drive & Haddon Street 1,020 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street or Union Turnpike.