Union Turnpike & 234th Street
Union Turnpike and 234th Street meet at a three-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Alley Athletic Playground is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/234 St, is 110 feet away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 180 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/234 St, 110 feet away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/234 St Q46, Q48, QM6, QM36110 feetQ46 Q48 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.5 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2018.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2022
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 119 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 180 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 in 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Athletic Playground70 feet
- Alley Pond Park940 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike at Stronghurst Avenue 710 feet
- 234th Street & Seward Avenue 780 feet
- 231st Street & Stronghurst Avenue 810 feet
- 233rd Street & Seward Avenue 1,040 feet
- 235th Street & Seward Avenue 1,040 feet
- 230th Street & Stronghurst Avenue 1,150 feet
- Union Turnpike & Winchester Boulevard 1,180 feet
- 236th Street & Seward Avenue 1,300 feet
See every intersection along 234th Street or Union Turnpike.