48th Avenue & 196th Street
The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and 196th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 47 Av/196 St, is 790 feet away for the Q27 and Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 47 Av/196 St, 790 feet away, for the Q27 and Q31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 47 Av/196 St Q27, Q31790 feetQ27 Q31
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
- 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 46-61 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2019.
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
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1945 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 48th Avenue & 195th Street 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & 196th Place 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & 197th Street 520 feet
- 194th Street & 48th Avenue 520 feet
- 49th Avenue & 196th Place 560 feet
- 48th Avenue & Hollis Court Boulevard 580 feet
- 50th Avenue & 196th Street 610 feet
- 194th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 610 feet
See every intersection along 196th Street or 48th Avenue.