47th Avenue & 48th Street

The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 48th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St-Bliss St
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
47 Av/48 St · B24
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Avenue & 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    1,010 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 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 47 Av/48 St, 120 feet away, for the B24.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 47 Av/48 St B24
    120 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 47th Avenue and 48th Street.

  • 83 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 47 Ave & 48 St 20 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2023
  • Turn calming, September 2023

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
87 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 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and November 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 47th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of 47th Avenue

  • 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 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 48th Street

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 48th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 416095 and 425863.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Sabba Park.

  1. Sunnyside Memorial Obelisk, 1976
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside School
    580 feet
  2. High Five Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sabba Park
    810 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bliss Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 47th Avenue or 48th Street.

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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.