47th Road & 5th Street

The four-way crossing of 47th Road and 5th Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gantry Plaza State Park is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 51 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
1,180 feet
Vernon Blvd/46 Rd · Q103
Within a walk
15 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 2 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Road & 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 five 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, 1,180 feet away, for the Q103.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd/46 Rd Q103
    1,180 feet
    Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 65 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 Ave & 5 St 79 docks in all
    340 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
    220 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,100 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 2002 and 2010.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 47th Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

South side of 47th Road

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

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 422803 and 426709.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start Center LIC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    160 feet
  2. Lolly's Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
  3. Little Ones Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    410 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S./I.S. 78q School
    630 feet
  2. Bunnyhill LIC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  3. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - Chabad of West Queens Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet
  4. Gantry View School
    1,250 feet
  5. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gantry Plaza State Park
    650 feet
  2. Andrews Grove Playground
    850 feet
  3. Long Island City Community Garden
    850 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hunters Point Library
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Church 49 Ave LIC House of worship
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. 108th Precinct Police station
    1,170 feet
  2. Engine 258/Ladder 115 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and four 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 47th Road 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.