46th Road & 5th Street

The three-way junction of 46th Road and 5th Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Hunters Point Library is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 36 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
Vernon Blvd/46 Rd · Q103
Within a walk
10 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 1 ferry landing and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
46th Road & 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 seven 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
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Vernon Blvd/46 Rd, 660 feet away, for the Q103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 46 Ave & 5 St 43 docks in all
    440 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 509 48th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    740 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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,500 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 2007 and 2011.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 46th Road

  • 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 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 46th Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of 5th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 422266.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Pepsi-Cola Sign (730 feet).

  1. Pepsi-Cola Sign Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start Center LIC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
  2. Lolly's Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    370 feet
  3. My Treehouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    830 feet
Show all 7
  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  2. Bunnyhill Babies Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    850 feet
  3. Little Ones Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  4. P.S./I.S. 78q School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gantry Plaza State Park
    470 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hunters Point Library
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Other places

  1. Long Island City Ferry Landing
    1,130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 46th Road 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.