48th Avenue & 11th Street

The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and 11th Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Mary Church 49 Ave LIC is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
530 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
11 St/48 Av · B32
Within a walk
15 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
48th Avenue & 11th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    530 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
    820 feet
    G
  2. Hunters Point Av 7
    1,160 feet
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 11 St/48 Av, 70 feet away, for the B32.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 11 St/48 Av B32
    70 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jackson Ave & 50 Ave 32 docks in all
    750 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. 509 48th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 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

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
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 62 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the goldenrain tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 11th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 11th Street

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of 48th Avenue

  • 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 48th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413309 and 418189.

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

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Millie’s World Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    220 feet
  2. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - Chabad of West Queens Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    450 feet
  3. Bunnyhill LIC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
Show all 6
  1. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  2. Birch Family - Long Island City Earl School
    730 feet
  3. Gersh Academy-Aym School
    890 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Notorious LIC Park
    690 feet
  2. Old Hickory Playground
    1,030 feet
  3. Andrews Grove Playground
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Long Island City Community Garden
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. MoMA PS1 Museum
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City Post Office Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 258/Ladder 115 Fire station · landmark
    700 feet
  2. 108th Precinct Police station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and two food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 11th Street or 48th Avenue.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.