Union Turnpike & 72nd Drive
Union Turnpike and 72nd Drive meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens, at the edge of Forest Park. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Ascan Av, is 570 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 13 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, 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, 570 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Ascan Av Q54570 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 1,120 feet by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
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
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Union Turnpike
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Berkowits School of Electrolysis Trade or language school800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park170 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and one food store.
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Drive 520 feet
- Union Turnpike & 72nd Avenue 530 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Ascan Avenue 600 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 74th Avenue 710 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Road 790 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Manse Street 890 feet
- Union Turnpike & 75th Road 1,000 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 75th Road 1,030 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Drive or Union Turnpike.