47th Avenue & Vernon Boulevard

The four-way crossing of 47th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens, and is also named Joe Imp’s Place by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 258/Ladder 115 firehouse is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 50 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Vernon Blvd/46 Rd · Q103
Within a walk
16 places
8 day care or pre-K sites, 2 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Avenue & Vernon Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    1,030 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St G
    1,190 feet
    G
  2. Hunters Point Av 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Vernon Blvd/46 Rd, 270 feet away, for the Q103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Vernon Boulevard.

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Vernon Blvd & 47 Rd 31 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5-43 47th Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    270 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people 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
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Joe Imp’s Place, a co-naming enacted on June 14, 2007 (Local Law 28 of 2007).

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Joe Imp’s Place.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 47th Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 47th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Vernon Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Vernon Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 422275, 422804 and 426759.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Renaissance Revival, and built between 1902 and 1904.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. My Treehouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    420 feet
  2. Bunnyhill Babies Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    450 feet
  3. Bunnyhill LIC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    530 feet
Show all 10
  1. Lolly's Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  2. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - Chabad of West Queens Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    760 feet
  3. Bright Start Center LIC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  4. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  5. Millie’s World Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  6. Gersh Academy-Aym School
    1,060 feet
  7. Birch Family - Long Island City Earl School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Andrews Grove Playground
    970 feet
  2. Long Island City Community Garden
    1,170 feet
  3. Gordon Triangle
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Church 49 Ave LIC House of worship
    870 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 258/Ladder 115 Fire station · landmark
    510 feet
  2. 108th Precinct Police station
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Urban Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    880 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and six 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 Vernon Boulevard.

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