United Nations Avenue South & Unisphere Promenade

United Nations Avenue South 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 100 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them park features. NYC Parks records 118 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
8 places
3 park features, 1 listed historic place and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 111 St & 53 Ave 25 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
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Trees

NYC Parks records 118 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 (700 feet).

  1. Unisphere Designated landmark
    700 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. World's Fair Time Capsule Marker Granite marker, 1965
    730 feet
  2. Etched Granite Pavement Site-specific installation by Matt Mullican, 1995
    760 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 park features
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 museum
  • 1 park
  • 1 theater or concert hall
  • 1 zoo or aquarium

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
    100 feet
  3. NYS Pavillion Tent of Tomorrow in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    340 feet
Show all 5
  1. South Lawn in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    670 feet
  2. Queens Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 1964-1965 World's Fair New York State Pavilion Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. Queens Museum
    1,070 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Queens Theatre in the Park Theater or concert hall
    150 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

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

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.