Union Turnpike & Markwood Place

Union Turnpike and Markwood Place meet at a four-way crossing in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kew Forest School is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about six minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more. Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Safety record
12 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kew Gardens-Union Tpke
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Union Tpke/Grenfell St · Q37
Within a walk
4 places
1 park, 1 park feature and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Turnpike & Markwood Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Grenfell St, 530 feet away, for the Q37.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union Tpke/Grenfell St Q37
    530 feet
    Q37

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 78 Ave & Queens Blvd S 29 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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)
Kew Gardens
Elevation
125 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Union Turnpike

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

West side of Union Turnpike

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Forest Park.

  1. Job Sculpture by Natan J. Rapoport, 1987
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Kew Forest School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Overlook in Forest Park Park feature
    210 feet
  2. Forest Park
    310 feet
  3. Sobelsohn Park Playground
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Markwood Place 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.