Union Turnpike & Woodhaven Boulevard
Union Turnpike and Woodhaven Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,866 red-light and 11,445 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Forest Park is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Woodhaven Blvd/81 Av, is 360 feet away for the Q11 and QM15, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Woodhaven Blvd/81 Av, 360 feet away, for the Q11 and QM15.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodhaven Blvd/81 Av Q11, QM15360 feetQ11 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- QM15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 89-07 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 24 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2019
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,866 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 99th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 751 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Northbound on Woodhaven Boulevard | 974 | 316 |
| Eastbound on Union Turnpike | 892 | 435 |
| Total | 1,866 | 751 |
In 2025, 11,445 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 50th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 6,237 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Northbound on Woodhaven Boulevard | 8,333 | 4,030 |
| Westbound on Union Turnpike | 3,112 | 2,207 |
| Total | 11,445 | 6,237 |
Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 104 and 112 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 92 feet above sea level
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Union Turnpike
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 13 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Union Turnpike
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Woodhaven Boulevard
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 113 Anthony J. Pranzo School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
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 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:
- Woodhaven Boulevard & 81st Road 560 feet
- Union Turnpike & 88th Street 620 feet
- 81st Road & Margaret Place 780 feet
- 88th Street & 79th Avenue 900 feet
- 88th Street & 81st Avenue 910 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Woodhaven Boulevard 990 feet
- 82nd Avenue & Trotting Course Lane 1,080 feet
- Trotting Course Lane & Margaret Place 1,110 feet
See every intersection along Union Turnpike or Woodhaven Boulevard.