Union Turnpike & 263rd Street
Union Turnpike and 263rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 5,072 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. All Nations Church is 160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/263 St, is 150 feet away for the Q46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/263 St, 150 feet away, for the Q46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/263 St Q46150 feetQ46
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 263rd Street.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station0.6 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 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2017
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 5,072 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 157th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 2,060 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
- 116 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 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Union Turnpike
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Health care
- New Glen Oaks Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice820 feet
Houses of worship
- All Nations Church House of worship160 feet
- Young Israel of New Hyde Park House of worship490 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket1,240 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center910 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and one food store.
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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 77th Avenue & 264th Street 280 feet
- Union Turnpike & 264th Street 290 feet
- 79th Avenue & 263rd Street 420 feet
- 77th Avenue & 265th Street 540 feet
- Union Turnpike & 265th Street 560 feet
- 79th Avenue & 262nd Street 600 feet
- 76th Avenue & 263rd Street 650 feet
- 79th Avenue & 264th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 263rd Street or Union Turnpike.