47th Avenue & 34th Street

The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 34th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Middle College High School at Laguardia Community College is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them schools, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St-Rawson St
740 feet · 3 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
700 feet
48 Av/34 St · Q39
Within a walk
7 places
4 schools, 1 college and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Avenue & 34th 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    0.5 miles
    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 48 Av/34 St, 700 feet away, for the Q39.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 48 Av/34 St Q39 · Shelter
    700 feet
    Q39
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 78 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 33 St & 47 Ave 24 docks in all
    320 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. 36-10 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 33-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,150 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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
42 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the bur oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 34th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 34th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of 47th Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT 6AM-7PM ALL DAYS

South side of 47th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 424231.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. NY School for Med & Dent Assts College
    730 feet
  2. International High School at Laguardia Community College School
    730 feet
  3. Middle College High School at Laguardia Community College School
    730 feet
Show all 6
  1. Aviation Career & Technical Education High School
    830 feet
  2. Queens Technical High School
    1,130 feet
  3. The YMCA of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City YMCA Recreation center
    1,200 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six 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 34th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.