48th Avenue & 216th Street
The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and 216th Street is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Captain Dermody Triangle is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 48 Av/216 St, is 110 feet away for the Q27, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and ten places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 48 Av/216 St, 110 feet away, for the Q27.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 Av/216 St Q27110 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 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 charger720 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 January 2023.
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
- 68 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 77 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 listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Outshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Captain Dermody Triangle30 feet
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature740 feet
- Alley Pond Park780 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 48th Avenue & 215th Place 260 feet
- 217th Street & 48th Avenue 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & 216th Street at 49th Avenue 280 feet
- 48th Avenue & 215th Street 510 feet
- 217th Street & 47th Road 520 feet
- 50th Avenue & 216th Street 540 feet
- 217th Street & 49th Avenue 550 feet
- 47th Avenue & 216th Street 570 feet
See every intersection along 216th Street or 48th Avenue.