47th Avenue & 49th Street

The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 49th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Sabba Park is 710 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 32 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St-Bliss St
1,270 feet · 5 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
47 Av/48 St · B24
Within a walk
3 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Avenue & 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    1,270 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
    0.3 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, 380 feet away, for the B24.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    1,220 feet
  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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2022.

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
89 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 1,400 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 1928.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and May 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 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of 47th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 49th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of 49th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 424428 and 426965.

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
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside School
    840 feet
  2. High Five Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sabba Park
    710 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 13 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 47th Avenue or 49th Street.

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