Union Turnpike & Kessel Street
Union Turnpike and Kessel Street meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Overlook in Forest Park is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/72 Dr, is 0.3 miles away for the Q54, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 170 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/72 Dr, 0.3 miles away, for the Q54.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/72 Dr Q540.3 milesQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 900 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 chargers0.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
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
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 170 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 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2022 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Kessel Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Kessel Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Union Turnpike
- No standing 8 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 feature1,110 feet
- Forest Park1,170 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kessel Street & Whitson Street 140 feet
- Union Turnpike & Greenway South 280 feet
- Whitson Street & Norden Road 440 feet
- Greenway South & Rockrose Place 580 feet
- 75th Road & Kessel Street 590 feet
- Greenway South & Norden Road 660 feet
- Union Turnpike & Metropolitan Avenue 760 feet
- Union Turnpike & Greenway North 780 feet
See every intersection along Kessel Street or Union Turnpike.