Union Turnpike & Commonwealth Boulevard
Union Turnpike and Commonwealth Boulevard meet at a five-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 808 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd, is 60 feet away for the Q43 and Q46, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1947 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd, 60 feet away, for the Q43 and Q46.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, Q46 · Shelter60 feetQ43 Q46
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- Q46 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Commonwealth Boulevard.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 540 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 808 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 893rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 386 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 114 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1947 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Commonwealth Boulevard
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Commonwealth Boulevard
- No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 80th Road 270 feet
- 244th Street & 80th Road 270 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 244th Street 480 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Union Turnpike 530 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue 540 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 81st Avenue 540 feet
- 246th Street & 80th Road 590 feet
- Union Turnpike & 247th Street 610 feet
See every intersection along 244th Street, Commonwealth Boulevard or Union Turnpike.