47th Avenue & 82nd Street

The three-way junction of 47th Avenue and 82nd Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Moore Homestead Playground is 270 feet away. The nearest subway, Elmhurst Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places and 32 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1939 and 1962, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elmhurst Av
650 feet · 2 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
990 feet
Broadway/Whitney Av · Q53 SBS
Within a walk
7 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 listed historic place and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Avenue & 82nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elmhurst Av, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Elmhurst Av M, R
    650 feet
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Whitney Av, 990 feet away, for the Q53 SBS.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Whitney Av Q53 SBS
    990 feet
    Q53 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q53 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 82 St & Broadway 30 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 77-33 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 81-09 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
25
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 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 1939 and 1962.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 47th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 47th Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 82nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 82nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Renaissance Charter School 2 School
    970 feet
  2. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  3. Campus Education Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Moore Homestead Playground
    270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Elmhurst Avenue Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Elmhurst A Post Office
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    660 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    950 feet

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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 47th Avenue or 82nd Street.

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