Union Turnpike & Bell Boulevard
Union Turnpike and Bell Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. The corner is also named Father John J. Murray Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 789 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Windsor Park Library is 160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Bell Blvd, is 120 feet away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Bell Blvd, 120 feet away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Bell Blvd Q46, Q48, QM6, QM36 · Shelter120 feetQ46 Q48 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Union Turnpike, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.5 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2017
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2024
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 789 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 913th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 348 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 157 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Father John J. Murray Way, a co-naming enacted on June 24, 2017 (Local Law 110 of 2017).
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 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Father John J. Murray Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Bell Boulevard
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Motor Parkway Nature area730 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Windsor Park Library160 feet
Houses of worship
- American Martyrs Church Bayside House of worship180 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bell Boulevard & Peck Avenue 400 feet
- Union Turnpike & 214th Street 540 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 82nd Avenue 670 feet
- Bell Boulevard & Kingsbury Avenue 680 feet
- 215th Street & Peck Avenue 800 feet
- Kingsbury Avenue & Stewart Road 810 feet
- 217th Street & 82nd Avenue 920 feet
- 215th Street & 82nd Avenue 950 feet
See every intersection along Bell Boulevard or Union Turnpike.