48th Avenue & 216th Street at 49th Avenue
The five-way junction of 48th Avenue, 216th Street and 49th Avenue is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Captain Dermody Triangle is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 48 Av/216 St, is 340 feet away for the Q27, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 48 Av/216 St, 340 feet away, for the Q27.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 Av/216 St Q27340 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
- 2 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, 0.7 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 charger990 feet
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 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- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2024 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 216th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 48th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 48th Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- Outshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Captain Dermody Triangle100 feet
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature1,020 feet
- Alley Pond Park1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,060 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 50th Avenue & 216th Street 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & 216th Street 280 feet
- 48th Avenue & 215th Place 390 feet
- 215th Street & 49th Avenue 450 feet
- 217th Street & 48th Avenue 540 feet
- 51st Avenue & 216th Street 580 feet
- 50th Avenue & 215th Street 640 feet
- 48th Avenue & 215th Street 640 feet
See every intersection along 216th Street, 48th Avenue or 49th Avenue.