Union Turnpike & 243rd Street
Union Turnpike and 243rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Cross Island Pkwy, is 120 feet away for the Q46 and Q48, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 70 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Cross Island Pkwy, 120 feet away, for the Q46 and Q48.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Cross Island Pkwy Q46, Q48 · Shelter120 feetQ46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at 243rd Street & Cross Island Parkway, 790 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 124 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 70 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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 signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Island Parkway & Union Turnpike 140 feet
- 243rd Street & 242nd Street 240 feet
- Union Turnpike & Glen Oaks School Campus 330 feet
- Union Turnpike & Commonwealth Boulevard 670 feet
- 243rd Street & Cross Island Parkway 790 feet
- Union Turnpike & Glen Oaks School Campus 820 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 244th Street 880 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue 910 feet
See every intersection along 243rd Street or Union Turnpike.