48th Avenue & 197th Street
The three-way junction of 48th Avenue and 197th 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. The nearest bus stop, 47 Av/197 St, is 710 feet away for the Q27 and Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 47 Av/197 St, 710 feet away, for the Q27 and Q31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 47 Av/197 St Q27, Q31710 feetQ27 Q31
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 46-61 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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
- 48 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 48th Avenue & 196th Place 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & 198th Street 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & Weeks Lane 390 feet
- 48th Avenue & 196th Street 520 feet
- 199th Street & Weeks Lane 550 feet
- 49th Avenue & 196th Place 560 feet
- 47th Avenue & 197th Street 680 feet
- 49th Avenue & Weeks Lane 720 feet
See every intersection along 197th Street or 48th Avenue.