Union Turnpike & Van Wyck Expressway
Union Turnpike and Van Wyck Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Union Turnpike. Within 820 feet are seven homes. Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredCycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Union Turnpike.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Union Turnpike, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 141-50 Union Turnpike Gas station1.2 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 102 and 112 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are seven homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1935.
Trees
Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk