46th Avenue & 5th Street

The four-way crossing of 46th Avenue and 5th Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gantry Plaza State Park is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about eight minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
930 feet
Vernon Blvd/46 Rd · Q103
Within a walk
8 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 1 ferry landing and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
46th Avenue & 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St G
    0.5 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Vernon Blvd/46 Rd, 930 feet away, for the Q103.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd/46 Rd Q103
    930 feet
    Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 46 Ave & 5 St 43 docks in all
    170 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 509 48th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    1,000 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
7 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,100 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 2010 and 2012.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2013 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 46th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of 46th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 5th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of 5th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 415482 and 422264.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Pepsi-Cola Sign (740 feet).

  1. Pepsi-Cola Sign Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  2. Bright Start Center LIC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    620 feet
  3. Lolly's Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bunnyhill Babies Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    740 feet
  2. My Treehouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    770 feet
  3. Little Ones Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gantry Plaza State Park
    210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. Urban Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    730 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Long Island City Ferry Landing
    870 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 46th Avenue or 5th Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.