United Nations Avenue South & Carousel Loop
United Nations Avenue South and Carousel Loop 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. The ornamental gates “Gates of Life” are 500 feet away, and Queens Zoo is 540 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 108 St/Van Cleef St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q23 and Q58, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 108 St/Van Cleef St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q23 and Q58.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 108 St/Van Cleef St Q23, Q580.3 milesQ23 Q58
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
- Q58 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on United Nations Avenue South.
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 111 St & 53 Ave 25 docks in all480 feet
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
- 11368
- City Council district
- 21
- Police precinct
- 110
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 134 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
- Gates of Life Ornamental gates by Albino Manca, 1968500 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 zoo or aquarium
This corner stands inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Parksurrounds this corner
- Carousel in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature · listed historic place290 feet
- Playground For All Children Playground510 feet
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- Queens Zoo Zoo or aquarium540 feet
- Mujeres en Movimento Huerto Comunitario Garden1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Tifereth Israel Corona Listed historic place1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 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 signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 111th Street & 55th Avenue 380 feet
- 111th Street & 54th Avenue 450 feet
- Zoo Path & Carousel Loop 460 feet
- 111th Street & Carousel Loop 510 feet
- 56th Avenue & 111th Street 600 feet
- Zoo Path & Carousel Loop 620 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 111th Street 660 feet
- 111th Street & Corona Avenue 910 feet
See every intersection along Carousel Loop or United Nations Avenue South.