47th Avenue & 5th Street

The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and 5th Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S./I.S. 78q is 890 feet away, and Long Island City Community Garden is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 42 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
920 feet
Vernon Blvd/46 Rd · Q103
Within a walk
13 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 1 fire station and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Avenue & 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 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. 21 St G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Vernon Blvd/46 Rd, 920 feet away, for the Q103.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd/46 Rd Q103
    920 feet
    Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 Ave & 5 St 79 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 509 48th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    480 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
4 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,800 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 2006 and 2011.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2013 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

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

East side of 5th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of 5th 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 standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 426759.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Pepsi-Cola Sign (820 feet).

  1. Pepsi-Cola Sign Designated landmark
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start Center LIC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    100 feet
  2. Lolly's Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    100 feet
  3. Little Ones Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S./I.S. 78q School
    890 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  3. My Treehouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,090 feet
  4. Bunnyhill Babies Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,110 feet
  5. Bunnyhill LIC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gantry Plaza State Park
    730 feet
  2. Andrews Grove Playground
    1,110 feet
  3. Long Island City Community Garden
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hunters Point Library
    900 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 258/Ladder 115 Fire station
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    460 feet
  2. Urban Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    210 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 47th Avenue or 5th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.