21st Street & 47th Road

The three-way junction of 21st Street and 47th Road is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. MoMA PS1 is 650 feet away, and Murray Playground is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 21 St, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
21 St
300 feet · 1 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
21 St/Jackson Av · Q67
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
21st Street & 47th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 21 St, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St G
    300 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Court Square
1 line
  1. G …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Hunters Point Av 7
    730 feet
    7
  2. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    1,190 feet
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 21 St/Jackson Av, 120 feet away, for the Q67.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St/Jackson Av Q67
    120 feet
    Q67

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q67 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 49 Ave & 21 St 21 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    660 feet
  2. 22-44 Jackson Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,050 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 96 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 21st Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 47th Road

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYS DOT NYS DEC MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of 47th Road

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYS DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION MONDAY-FRI DAY 7AM-7PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 museum
  • 1 park
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Millie’s World Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    680 feet
  2. Gersh Academy-Aym School
    930 feet
  3. Bunnyhill LIC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - Chabad of West Queens Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Murray Playground
    1,090 feet
  2. Notorious LIC Park
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 46th Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. MoMA PS1 Museum
    650 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Christ House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City Post Office Listed historic place
    650 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 258/Ladder 115 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 21st Street or 47th Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.