Union Turnpike & Parsons Boulevard

Union Turnpike and Parsons Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 50 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2026, 1,476 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. The Engine 315/Ladder 125 firehouse is 400 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Turnpike/Parsons Blvd, is 60 feet away for the Q45, Q46, Q48 and seven more. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
33 hurt
50 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Van Wyck Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Union Turnpike/Parsons Blvd · Q45, Q46, Q48, QM1 +6
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 3 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Turnpike & Parsons Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Union Turnpike/Parsons Blvd, 60 feet away, for the Q45, Q46, Q48, QM1 and six more.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union Turnpike/Parsons Blvd Q45, Q46, Q48, QM1 +6
    60 feet
    Q45 Q46 Q48 QM1 QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q45 …
  2. Q46 …
  3. Q48 …
  4. QM1 …
  5. QM5 …
  6. QM6 …
  7. QM7 …
  8. QM8 …
  9. QM31 …
  10. QM35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Parsons Boulevard.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 154-09 Union Turnpike Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 50 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 33 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, November 2022

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,476 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Eastbound on Union Turnpike1,074
Westbound on Union Turnpike276
Northbound on Parsons Boulevard126
Total1,476

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11366
Community board
Queens Community Board 8
City Council district
24
Police precinct
107
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
Elevation
83 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1973.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Parsons Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Union Turnpike

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

South side of Union Turnpike

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 431620, 447393 and 447394.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place

Schools and child care

  1. St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic School
    460 feet
  2. Kew Gardens Sep Preschool
    470 feet
  3. Al-Mamoor School
    620 feet
Show all 4
  1. Yeshiva Ketana of Queens School
    770 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 315/Ladder 125 Fire station
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Parsons Boulevard or Union Turnpike.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.