47th Street & 51st Road
The three-way junction of 47th Street and 51st Road is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Laurel Hill Flagstaff Monument is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 48 St/47 St, is 580 feet away for the B24, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 48 St/47 St, 580 feet away, for the B24.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 St/47 St B24580 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 47th Street.
Nearest bike-share station
- 48 St & 50 Ave 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Long Island Expressway & 48th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 February 2021.
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)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 47th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of 51st Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 51st Road
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 monument or memorial
Libraries, museums and history
- Laurel Hill Flagstaff Monument Monument or memorial1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 47th Street at Long Island Expressway 440 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 47th Street 500 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 47th Street 560 feet
- 48th Street & 47th Street 570 feet
- 48th Street & Laurel Hill Boulevard 710 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 48th Street 760 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 46th Street 830 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 48th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 47th Street or 51st Road.