47th Avenue & 33rd Street

The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 33rd Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. NY School for Med & Dent Assts is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St-Rawson St
740 feet · 3 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Van Dam St/47 Av · Q39
Within a walk
6 places
3 schools, 1 college and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Avenue & 33rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St-Rawson St, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 33 St-Rawson St 7
    740 feet
    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, 570 feet away, for the Q39.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 33 St & 47 Ave 24 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4804 31st Place Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 33-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    880 feet
  3. 43-23 35th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2022

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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 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 4 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 47th Avenue (south side).

East side of 33rd Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 12 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 33rd Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 12 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 47th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413029, 417855, 417856 and 420574.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. International High School at Laguardia Community College School
    470 feet
  2. Middle College High School at Laguardia Community College School
    470 feet
  3. NY School for Med & Dent Assts College
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. The YMCA of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  2. Aviation Career & Technical Education High School
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City YMCA Recreation center
    940 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 33rd Street or 47th Avenue.

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