47th Avenue & 31st Street

The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 31st Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, six of them schools, and 12 places to eat. NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Safety record
7 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St-Rawson St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Van Dam St/47 Av · Q39
Within a walk
11 places
6 schools, 1 college and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Avenue & 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St-Rawson St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 33 St-Rawson St 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 33 St-Rawson St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Van Dam St/47 Av, 530 feet away, for the Q39.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Dam St/47 Av Q39
    530 feet
    Q39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 47th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 47 Ave & 31 St 27 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4804 31st Place Gas station
    1,160 feet
  2. 46-71 30th Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    440 feet
  3. 43-23 35th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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)
Sunnyside
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 47th Avenue (south side), and as 4 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 47th Avenue (south side).

East side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIALS & HEARINGS
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 31st Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of 47th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO TAXI & LIMOUSINE COMMISSION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 412543, 413322, 416608, 425241 and 425259.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 pedestrian plaza

Schools and child care

  1. Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology School
    480 feet
  2. Fiorello H. Laguardia Comm College
    500 feet
  3. Laguardia Community College Early Childhood Learning Center Programs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
Show all 8
  1. International High School at Laguardia Community College School
    830 feet
  2. Middle College High School at Laguardia Community College School
    830 feet
  3. Academy of Finance and Enterprise School
    880 feet
  4. Bard High School Early College Queens School
    880 feet
  5. High School of Applied Communication School
    880 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. FF Michael Brennan Memorial LIC Roots Community Garden
    570 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 29th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,080 feet

Health care

  1. Hospice of New York Nursing home or hospice
    480 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and five 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 31st Street or 47th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.