Union Turnpike & 226th Street
Union Turnpike and 226th Street meet at a three-way junction in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Motor Parkway is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/226 St, is 60 feet away for the QM6 and QM36, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and ten places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1956, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/226 St, 60 feet away, for the QM6 and QM36.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/226 St QM6, QM3660 feetQM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 910 feet by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station720 feet
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 183 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 between 1950 and 1956.
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- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Union Turnpike (south side).
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
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 402656 and 407774.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Motor Parkway Nature area1,080 feet
- Alley Pond Park1,270 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch420 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & Springfield Boulevard 440 feet
- 226th Street & Kingsbury Avenue 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Cloverdale Boulevard 830 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Springfield Boulevard 1,050 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 230th Street 1,070 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Kingsbury Avenue 1,120 feet
- 230th Street & Cloverdale Boulevard 1,190 feet
- Cloverdale Boulevard & Kingsbury Avenue 1,230 feet
See every intersection along 226th Street or Union Turnpike.