United Nations Avenue North & Unisphere Promenade

United Nations Avenue North and Unisphere Promenade 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. Reflecting Pool Lawns in Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 20 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them park features. NYC Parks records 89 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Within a walk
6 places
2 park features, 1 museum and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
United Nations Avenue North & Unisphere Promenade Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 111 St & 49 Ave 30 docks in all
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Trees

NYC Parks records 89 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Unisphere (660 feet).

  1. Unisphere Designated landmark
    660 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

  1. Freedom of the Human Spirit Sculpture by Marshall Fredericks, 1964
    90 feet
  2. Free Form Kinetic sculpture by José De Rivera, 1964
    410 feet
  3. Etched Granite Pavement Site-specific installation by Matt Mullican, 1995
    690 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 park features
  • 1 museum
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 stadium or arena

This corner stands inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    surrounds this corner
  2. Reflecting Pool Lawns in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    20 feet
  3. North Lawn in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    530 feet
Show all 4
  1. Saturn Playground
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Queens Museum
    1,000 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Stadium or arena
    130 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • Homes within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Unisphere Promenade or United Nations Avenue North.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, New York City's bike-share system, NYC City Planning, NYPD, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 3, 2026.