47th Avenue & 45th Street

The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 45th 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. L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 75 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St-Bliss St
880 feet · 3 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Greenpoint Av/44 St · B24
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 2 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Avenue & 45th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    880 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
    0.4 miles
    7
  2. 52 St 7
    0.4 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 46 St-Bliss St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/44 St, 280 feet away, for the B24.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Greenpoint Av/44 St B24
    280 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 134 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 44 St & Greenpoint Ave 27 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    1,240 feet

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.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11377
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunnyside
Elevation
75 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 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and December 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 45th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 45th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 47th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 415268, 420508 and 426405.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside School
    620 feet
  2. The Children's Lab School
    820 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground
    570 feet
  2. Sabba Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bliss Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    880 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunnyside Library
    600 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church LIC House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sunnyside Post Office
    560 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    470 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 75 places to eat and 32 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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 45th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.