47th Avenue & 27th Street
The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 27th Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens, and is also named Chuck Costello 9/11 Memorial Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. FF Michael Brennan Memorial LIC Roots Community Garden is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, Hunters Point Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them gardens, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Hunters Point Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Hunters Point Av 70.4 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hunters Point Project” (2012) by Tricia Keightley at the Hunters Point Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Thomson Av/30 St, 1,230 feet away, for the Q39.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Thomson Av/30 St Q391,230 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 47th Avenue.
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 47 Ave & Skillman Ave 19 docks in all400 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 43-10 Van Dam Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 46-71 30th Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1,220 feet
- 43-23 35th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.7 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 13 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Chuck Costello 9/11 Memorial Way, a co-naming enacted on December 20, 2010 (Local Law 3 of 2011).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Chuck Costello 9/11 Memorial Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 27th Street
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 gardens
- 1 pedestrian plaza
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- FF Michael Brennan Memorial LIC Roots Community Garden600 feet
- Smiling Hogshead Ranch Garden800 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- 29th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza820 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, homes within 820 feet and 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 & 28th Street 270 feet
- 27th Street & Skillman Avenue 280 feet
- 47th Avenue & Skillman Avenue 370 feet
- Skillman Avenue & Austell Place 480 feet
- 27th Street & Austell Place 530 feet
- 47th Avenue & 29th Street 580 feet
- 28th Street & Skillman Avenue 600 feet
- Skillman Avenue & Pearson Place 750 feet
See every intersection along 27th Street or 47th Avenue.