Union Turnpike & 270th Street
Union Turnpike and 270th Street meet at a three-way junction in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/268 St, is 400 feet away for the Q46, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/268 St, 400 feet away, for the Q46.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/268 St Q46400 feetQ46
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
Cycling
- 6 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station1,140 feet
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11040
- 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
- 126 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Union Turnpike
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & 271st Street 270 feet
- 78th Avenue & 270th Street 460 feet
- 77th Avenue & 270th Street 470 feet
- 78th Avenue & 269th Street 520 feet
- 77th Road & 271st Street 550 feet
- 77th Avenue & 269th Street 680 feet
- 78th Avenue & 268th Street 700 feet
- 78th Avenue & 271st Street 720 feet
See every intersection along 270th Street or Union Turnpike.