Union Turnpike & 259th Street
Union Turnpike and 259th Street meet at a three-way junction in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, 4,448 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Glen Oaks Library is 880 feet away, and the Engine 251 firehouse is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/260 St, is 260 feet away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/260 St, 260 feet away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/260 St Q46, Q48, QM6, QM36 · Shelter260 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 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 May 2018.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 4,448 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 184th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 2,169 more were issued.
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
- 115 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 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
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 441388.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School620 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground1,310 feet
Health care
- New Glen Oaks Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice450 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glen Oaks Library880 feet
Houses of worship
- All Nations Church House of worship1,250 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glen Oaks Post Office620 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 251 Fire station1,250 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch620 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket150 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy980 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center70 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and two food stores.
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 259th Street & 79th Avenue 70 feet
- Union Turnpike & 260th Street 310 feet
- 260th Street & 79th Avenue 330 feet
- Union Turnpike & 257th Street 550 feet
- 79th Avenue & 261st Street 590 feet
- 259th Street & 80th Avenue 730 feet
- Union Turnpike & 256th Street 820 feet
- 79th Avenue & 262nd Street 850 feet
See every intersection along 259th Street or Union Turnpike.