47th Avenue & 59th Street
The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 59th Street is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Big Bush Playground is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Queens Blvd/58 St, is 830 feet away for the Q60, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1964 and 1970, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/58 St, 830 feet away, for the Q60.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/58 St Q60 · Shelter830 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd & 56 St 20 docks in all1,300 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-11 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1964 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 47th Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of 47th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 59th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of 59th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Big Bush Playground980 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 47th Avenue & 59th Place 270 feet
- 47th Avenue & 60th Street 540 feet
- 48th Avenue & 59th Street 660 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 58th Street 810 feet
- 48th Avenue & 59th Place 850 feet
- 44th Avenue & 59th Place 940 feet
- 48th Avenue & 58th Lane 950 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 60th Street 960 feet
See every intersection along 47th Avenue or 59th Street.