Union Turnpike & Grand Central Parkway
Union Turnpike and Grand Central Parkway meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Judge Moses Weinstein Playground is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Main St, is 760 feet away for the QM1, QM5, QM6 and four more, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1975, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Main St, 760 feet away, for the QM1, QM5, QM6, QM7 and three more.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Main St QM1, QM5, QM6, QM7 +3760 feetQM1 QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- QM1 …
- QM5 …
- QM6 …
- QM7 …
- QM8 …
- QM31 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 970 feet by car along the streets.
- 141-50 Union Turnpike Gas station1,000 feet
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Judge Moses Weinstein Playground600 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
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 corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- 141st Street & 79th Avenue 790 feet
- 141st Street & 81st Avenue 840 feet
- Union Turnpike & 135th Street 880 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Road 1,050 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 139th Street 1,070 feet
- Union Turnpike & Main Street 1,090 feet
- Union Turnpike & Vleigh Place 1,130 feet
- Union Turnpike & 134th Street 1,140 feet
See every intersection along Grand Central Parkway or Union Turnpike.