Union Turnpike & Springfield Boulevard
Union Turnpike and Springfield Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 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. Ebenezer Mission Church is 1,090 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Springfield Blvd, is 50 feet away for the Q46 and Q48, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Springfield Blvd, 50 feet away, for the Q46 and Q48.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Springfield Blvd Q46, Q48 · Shelter50 feetQ46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station270 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 21 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2010
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 185 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1956.
Trees
Nineteen 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- 16 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2025 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Springfield Boulevard
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Springfield Boulevard
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
South side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 402655, 402656, 403333 and 407774.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Motor Parkway Nature area930 feet
Houses of worship
- Ebenezer Mission Church House of worship1,090 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch70 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and one food store.
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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & 226th Street 440 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Springfield Boulevard 600 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Kingsbury Avenue 730 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Vanderbilt Motor Parkway 950 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Springfield Boulevard at 223rd Street 950 feet
- 226th Street & Kingsbury Avenue 970 feet
- 223rd Street & Kingsbury Avenue 990 feet
- 223rd Street & 222nd Street 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Springfield Boulevard or Union Turnpike.