48th Avenue & 215th Place
The three-way junction of 48th Avenue and 215th Place is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 48 Av/216 St, is 160 feet away for the Q27, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 48 Av/216 St, 160 feet away, for the Q27.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 Av/216 St Q27160 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger970 feet
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19 and 23 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 75 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2024 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 48th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 48th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- Outshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K870 feet
- Happy-I Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Captain Dermody Triangle120 feet
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature990 feet
- Alley Pond Park1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket670 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and three food stores.
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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 48th Avenue & 216th Street 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & 215th Street 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & 216th Street at 49th Avenue 390 feet
- 217th Street & 48th Avenue 520 feet
- 215th Street & 49th Avenue 530 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 48th Avenue 540 feet
- 47th Avenue & 215th Place 550 feet
- 50th Avenue & 216th Street 650 feet
See every intersection along 215th Place or 48th Avenue.