Union Turnpike & Greenway South
Union Turnpike and Greenway South meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The Overlook in Forest Park is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Grenfell St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q37, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Grenfell St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q37.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Grenfell St Q370.3 milesQ37
Next buses at this stop
- Q37 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 1,180 feet by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2022.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2022
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
- 108 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Union Turnpike
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Overlook in Forest Park Park feature830 feet
- Forest Park900 feet
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & Kessel Street 280 feet
- Greenway South & Rockrose Place 300 feet
- Greenway South & Norden Road 370 feet
- Kessel Street & Whitson Street 420 feet
- Union Turnpike & Greenway North 500 feet
- Rockrose Place & Wendover Road 540 feet
- Whitson Street & Norden Road 630 feet
- Greenway South & Shorthill Road 660 feet
See every intersection along Greenway South or Union Turnpike.