Union Turnpike & 271st Street
Union Turnpike and 271st 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. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/271 St, is 140 feet away for the Q46, QM6 and QM36. Within a five-minute walk are 12 places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/271 St, 140 feet away, for the Q46, QM6 and QM36.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/271 St Q46, QM6, QM36140 feetQ46 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
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 station870 feet
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 125 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2025 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 435392 and 453037.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 & 270th Street 270 feet
- 77th Road & 271st Street 280 feet
- 77th Avenue & 271st Street 540 feet
- 78th Avenue & 271st Street 550 feet
- Hewlett Street & Lakeville Road 570 feet
- 78th Avenue & 270th Street 600 feet
- 78th Avenue & Langdale Street 690 feet
- 77th Avenue & 270th Street 740 feet
See every intersection along 271st Street or Union Turnpike.