Union Turnpike & Burns Street

Union Turnpike and Burns Street meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Overlook in Forest Park is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about five minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them schools. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kew Gardens-Union Tpke
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Union Tpke/Grenfell St · Q37
Within a walk
8 places
2 schools, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Turnpike & Burns Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kew Gardens-Union Tpke E, F
    1,300 feet
    E F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Grenfell St, 150 feet away, for the Q37.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union Tpke/Grenfell St Q37
    150 feet
    Q37

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 78 Ave & Queens Blvd S 29 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

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
Police precinct
102 and 112 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Forest Hills
Elevation
117 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Union Turnpike

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

West side of Union Turnpike

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Forest Park.

  1. Job Sculpture by Natan J. Rapoport, 1987
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kew Forest School
    690 feet
  2. Beth Gavriel DCC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  3. Ezra Academy School
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Access Institute Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Overlook in Forest Park Park feature
    620 feet
  2. Forest Park
    710 feet
  3. Ehrenreich-Austin Playground
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Burns Street or Union Turnpike.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.