47th Avenue & 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 38th 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. Queens Technical High School is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, 40 St-Lowery St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and 20 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
40 St-Lowery St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
760 feet
48 Av/38 St · Q39
Within a walk
6 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Avenue & 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 40 St-Lowery St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 40 St-Lowery 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. 33 St-Rawson St 7
    0.3 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 40 St-Lowery St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 48 Av/38 St, 760 feet away, for the Q39.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 48 Av/38 St Q39
    760 feet
    Q39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 39 St & 47 Ave 19 docks in all
    270 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. 39-02 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    880 feet
  2. 43-23 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers
    0.4 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.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
69 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 1,100 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 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 47th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 47th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414342 and 424585.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Queens Technical High School
    320 feet
  2. Aviation Career & Technical Education High School
    1,040 feet
  3. P.S. 199 Maurice A. FitzGerald School
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 43-39 39th Street Older adult center
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    970 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and nine 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 38th 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.