Union Turnpike & 256th Street
Union Turnpike and 256th Street meet at a three-way junction in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Glen Oaks Library is 110 feet away, and New Glen Oaks Nursing Home is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/256 St, is 110 feet away for the Q46 and Q48, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/256 St, 110 feet away, for the Q46 and Q48.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/256 St Q46, Q48110 feetQ46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
Cycling
- 22 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station0.9 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11004
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park
- Elevation
- 107 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 between April 2014 and 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 (north side).
South side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 441388 and 456597.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School1,060 feet
Health care
- New Glen Oaks Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice1,260 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glen Oaks Library110 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glen Oaks Post Office310 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 251 Fire station430 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch330 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket910 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy170 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center60 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and six 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & 255th Street 190 feet
- Union Turnpike & 257th Street 270 feet
- 256th Street & 80th Avenue 470 feet
- Union Turnpike & 254th Street 540 feet
- 255th Street & 80th Avenue 660 feet
- 257th Street & 80th Avenue 730 feet
- Union Turnpike & 259th Street 820 feet
- 259th Street & 79th Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street or Union Turnpike.