47th Avenue & 196th Street
The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 196th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. St Kevin Catholic Academy is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 47 Av/196 St, is 40 feet away for the Q27 and Q31, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 47 Av/196 St, 40 feet away, for the Q27 and Q31.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 47 Av/196 St Q27, Q3140 feetQ27 Q31
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 46-61 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19 and 20 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 47th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Kevin Catholic Academy School970 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket1,200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 47th Avenue & 195th Street 260 feet
- 47th Avenue & 196th Place 260 feet
- 46th Avenue & 196th Street 440 feet
- 47th Avenue & 197th Street 520 feet
- 47th Avenue & 194th Street 530 feet
- 46th Avenue & 195th Street 700 feet
- 46th Avenue & 196th Place 700 feet
- 197th Street & 46th Road 750 feet
See every intersection along 196th Street or 47th Avenue.