Union Turnpike & 249th Street
Union Turnpike and 249th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The artillery “Stein-Goldie Veterans Square” is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/248 St, is 220 feet away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/248 St, 220 feet away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/248 St Q46, Q48, QM6, QM36220 feetQ46 Q48 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2022
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
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 249th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 249th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
South side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 438687 and 440937.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Stein-Goldie Veterans Square.
- Stein-Goldie Veterans Square Artillery, 1943740 feet
Within a walk
How places are listedPharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and six 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:
- 249th Street & Shiloh Avenue 460 feet
- Union Turnpike & 247th Street 540 feet
- 249th Street & 81st Avenue 690 feet
- 250th Street & Shiloh Avenue 740 feet
- 252nd Street & 80th Avenue 800 feet
- 249th Street & 76th Avenue 810 feet
- 247th Street & 77th Crescent 930 feet
- 248th Street & 81st Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along 249th Street or Union Turnpike.