47th Avenue & 197th Street
The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 197th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 516 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, 47 Av/197 St, is 30 feet away for the Q27 and Q31, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven 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/197 St, 30 feet away, for the Q27 and Q31.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 47 Av/197 St Q27, Q3130 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 46-61 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station980 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 516 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,164th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 133 more were issued.
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
- 61 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 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
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.
North side of 47th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket670 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and one food store.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 197th Street & 46th Road 220 feet
- 47th Avenue & 196th Place 260 feet
- 46th Avenue & 197th Street 490 feet
- 47th Avenue & 196th Street 520 feet
- 48th Avenue & 197th Street 680 feet
- 46th Avenue & 196th Place 720 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 47th Avenue 770 feet
- 47th Avenue & 195th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 197th Street or 47th Avenue.