Union Turnpike & 87th Street
Union Turnpike and 87th Street meet at a three-way junction in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/85 St, is 620 feet away for the Q55, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/85 St, 620 feet away, for the Q55.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/85 St Q55620 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 960 feet by car along the streets.
- 89-07 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 100 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 113 Anthony J. Pranzo School680 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park640 feet
- The Bandshell in Forest Park Park feature650 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Street & 79th Avenue 310 feet
- Union Turnpike & Myrtle Avenue at Forest Park Drive 320 feet
- Union Turnpike & Myrtle Avenue 510 feet
- Union Turnpike & 88th Street 580 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Forest Park Drive 580 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 85th Street 590 feet
- 87th Street & 78th Avenue 690 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 81st Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along 87th Street or Union Turnpike.