47th Avenue & 37th Street

The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 37th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. Q023 @ Queens Children Center is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St-Rawson St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them schools, and 20 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St-Rawson St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
800 feet
48 Av/37 St · Q39
Within a walk
5 places
3 schools and 2 religious buildings, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Avenue & 37th 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 six 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    0.3 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/37 St, 800 feet away, for the Q39.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 48 Av/37 St Q39 · Shelter
    800 feet
    Q39
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 36 St & 47 Ave 19 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 39-02 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    1,140 feet
  2. 43-23 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 37th Street

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

West side of 37th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of 47th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 47th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 421421, 424587 and 426542.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings

Schools and child care

  1. Queens Technical High School
    340 feet
  2. Aviation Career & Technical Education High School
    780 feet
  3. P.S. Q023 @ Queens Children Center School
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 37th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.