Union Turnpike & Vleigh Place
Union Turnpike and Vleigh Place meet at a three-way junction in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, at the edge of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Judge Moses Weinstein Playground is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl, is 90 feet away for the Q45, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl, 90 feet away, for the Q45.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl Q45 · Shelter90 feetQ45
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
By car
A ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound starts at this corner.
- 141-50 Union Turnpike Gas station1.5 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills; the corner is on the edge of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park area
- Elevation
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2022 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Union Turnpike
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Vleigh Place
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Vleigh Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Steppingstone Day School Preschool1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Judge Moses Weinstein Playground90 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- Vleigh Place & 78th Drive 280 feet
- 78th Road & Vleigh Place 540 feet
- 141st Street & Vleigh Place 770 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Avenue at Vleigh Place 810 feet
- 138th Street & 78th Drive 830 feet
- 141st Street & 79th Avenue 880 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Road 970 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Avenue 1,040 feet
See every intersection along Union Turnpike or Vleigh Place.