21st Avenue & 47th Street
The four-way crossing of 21st Avenue and 47th Street is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Francis of Assisi Church is 490 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 20 Av/47 St, is 890 feet away for the Q100, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 20 Av/47 St, 890 feet away, for the Q100.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 20 Av/47 St Q100 · Shelter890 feetQ100
Next buses at this stop
- Q100 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 20 Ave & 48 St 23 docks in all1,150 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 46-06 Ditmars Boulevard Gas station1,180 feet
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11105
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
- Elevation
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1935 and 1959.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and December 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 47th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 47th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academ School570 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paul Raimonda Playground870 feet
Houses of worship
- St Francis of Assisi Church House of worship490 feet
Supermarkets
- Berry Fresh Farm Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 21st Avenue & 46th Street 270 feet
- 48th Street & 21st Avenue 270 feet
- 21st Avenue & 49th Street 540 feet
- 21st Avenue & 45th Street 540 feet
- 46th Street & 20th Road 730 feet
- 43rd Street & 21st Avenue 810 feet
- 21st Avenue & 72nd Street 810 feet
- 20th Avenue & 47th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or 47th Street.