Union Turnpike & 78th Avenue
Union Turnpike and 78th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of New Hyde Park is 480 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/267 St, is 150 feet away for the Q46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/267 St, 150 feet away, for the Q46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/267 St Q46150 feetQ46
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
Cycling
- 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.6 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 121 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four 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 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 266th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 450328.
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of New Hyde Park House of worship480 feet
- All Nations Church House of worship700 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Avenue & 266th Street 30 feet
- 77th Avenue & 266th Street 200 feet
- Union Turnpike & 267th Street 260 feet
- Union Turnpike & 265th Street 270 feet
- 78th Avenue & 267th Street 300 feet
- 77th Avenue & 265th Street 400 feet
- 77th Avenue & 267th Street 470 feet
- Union Turnpike & 264th Street 540 feet
See every intersection along 266th Street, 78th Avenue or Union Turnpike.