47th Avenue & 216th Street
The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 216th Street is in Bayside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Captain Dermody Triangle is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 48 Av/216 St, is 660 feet away for the Q27, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and nine places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 48 Av/216 St, 660 feet away, for the Q27.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 Av/216 St Q27660 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger520 feet
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.7 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 January 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11361
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2025 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 47th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 47th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- Outshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Captain Dermody Triangle600 feet
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature820 feet
- Alley Pond Park830 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,210 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and three food stores.
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 47th Avenue & 215th Place 260 feet
- 47th Avenue & 217th Street 260 feet
- 46th Avenue & 216th Street 520 feet
- 47th Avenue & 215th Street 520 feet
- 47th Avenue & 218th Street 520 feet
- 217th Street & 47th Road 560 feet
- 48th Avenue & 216th Street 570 feet
- 215th Street & 46th Road 770 feet
See every intersection along 216th Street or 47th Avenue.