48th Avenue & 187th Street
The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and 187th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Corridor Park is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/48 Av, is 420 feet away for the Q31, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/48 Av, 420 feet away, for the Q31.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/48 Av Q31420 feetQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue at Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 172-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 68 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park940 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Utopia Parkway & 48th Avenue 250 feet
- 48th Avenue & 188th Street 270 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 186th Street at Gladwin Avenue 300 feet
- 187th Street & Effington Avenue 410 feet
- Utopia Parkway & Fairchild Avenue 460 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 186th Street 460 feet
- Utopia Parkway & Effington Avenue 480 feet
- 48th Avenue & 189th Street 540 feet
See every intersection along 187th Street or 48th Avenue.