Union Turnpike & Kew Forest Lane

Union Turnpike and Kew Forest Lane meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ezra Academy is 230 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about three minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them schools, and 15 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kew Gardens-Union Tpke
680 feet · 3 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Queens Blvd/Union Tpke · Q60, QM18, QM63, QM64 +2
Within a walk
6 places
2 schools, 2 trade or language schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Turnpike & Kew Forest Lane Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 75 Av E, F
    0.4 miles
    E F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Union Tpke, 370 feet away, for the Q60, QM18, QM63, QM64 and two more.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/Union Tpke Q60, QM18, QM63, QM64 +2
    370 feet
    Q60 QM18 QM63 QM64 QM65 QM68

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …
  2. QM18 …
  3. QM63 …
  4. QM64 …
  5. QM65 …
  6. QM68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 78 Ave & Queens Blvd S 29 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Union Turnpike, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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 two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Kew Forest Lane

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Kew Forest Lane

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Union Turnpike

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Union Turnpike

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 462560.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Ezra Academy School
    230 feet
  2. Kew Forest School
    270 feet
  3. Telecom Institute of New York Trade or language school
    610 feet
Show all 5
  1. Beth Gavriel DCC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet
  2. Access Institute Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    350 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    580 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kew Forest Lane 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.