43rd Avenue & 48th Street
The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 48th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. It lies on the edge of the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The obelisk “Sunnyside Memorial” is 710 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 46 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 46 St-Bliss St 7900 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 52 St 71,040 feet7
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 46 St-Bliss St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 48 St/Queens Blvd, 500 feet away, for the Q104.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 St/Queens Blvd Q104 · Shelter500 feetQ104
Next buses at this stop
- Q104 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 43rd Avenue and 48th Street.
- 60 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 43 Ave & 47 St 33 docks in all240 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station1,240 feet
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11104
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 43rd Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of 43rd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of 48th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
West side of 48th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 422592.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 86 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Simplified Colonial Revival or Art Deco, and mostly built between 1924 and 1927.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Sabba Park.
- Sunnyside Memorial Obelisk, 1976710 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Little Friends School Sunnyside Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K · landmark520 feet
- The Q Studiolab-46th St Pre-K700 feet
- Formula B Parisien Beauty School Trade or language school730 feet
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- High Five Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,220 feet
- Bean and Sprout Kids Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- John Vincent Daniels Jr. Square720 feet
- Sabba Park760 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Bliss Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- All Saints Episcopal Church LIC House of worship600 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 325/Ladder 163 Fire station1,030 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket990 feet
- Fresh N Save Supermarket1,200 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Plaza 48 Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 20 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 43rd Avenue & 47th Street 260 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 49th Street 260 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 46th Street 520 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 50th Street 520 feet
- 48th Street & Skillman Avenue 610 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 48th Street 640 feet
- 48th Street & Greenpoint Avenue 700 feet
- Queens Boulevard & Roosevelt Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along 43rd Avenue or 48th Street.