Union Turnpike & Van Wyck Expressway
Union Turnpike and Van Wyck Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Kew Gardens, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Borough Hall Post Office is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about two minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them trade or language schools, and 16 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1936 and 1951, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 610 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Kew Gardens-Union Tpke E, F610 feetE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Queens Blvd, 40 feet away, for the Q45, Q46 and Q48.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Queens Blvd Q45, Q46, Q48 · Shelter40 feetQ45 Q46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
Cycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd N & 78 Ave 24 docks in all1,140 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 141-50 Union Turnpike Gas station0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers980 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1936 and 1951.
Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 college
- 1 older adult center
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Access Institute Trade or language school910 feet
- Ezra Academy School1,020 feet
- Plaza College1,200 feet
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- Telecom Institute of New York Trade or language school1,220 feet
Community centers and public services
- Borough Hall Post Office220 feet
- Older adult center at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road Older adult center910 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch870 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,300 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & 126th Street 510 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 80th Road 530 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Queens Boulevard 610 feet
- Kew Gardens Road & 80th Road 670 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Kew Gardens Road 720 feet
- Union Turnpike & 132nd Street 750 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Union Turnpike 910 feet
- 81st Avenue & Kew Gardens Road 930 feet
See every intersection along Union Turnpike or Van Wyck Expressway.