Union Turnpike & 72nd Avenue
Union Turnpike and 72nd Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens, at the edge of Forest Park. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Joseph Devoy Playground is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Ascan Av, is 1,090 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 19 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Ascan Av, 1,090 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Ascan Av Q541,090 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 29 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 102 and 112 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills; the corner is on the edge of the Forest Park area
- Elevation
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 400 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 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 72nd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Union Turnpike
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park220 feet
- Joseph Devoy Playground820 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and three 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & 72nd Drive 530 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Avenue 690 feet
- Union Turnpike & 71st Avenue 730 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Road 840 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 71st Drive 850 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Nansen Street 890 feet
- 71st Avenue & Walnut Street 930 feet
- 71st Avenue & Sybilla Street 1,010 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Avenue or Union Turnpike.