48th Avenue & 38th Street
The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and 38th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Technical High School is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, 40 St-Lowery St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them schools, and 20 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1958, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 40 St-Lowery St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 40 St-Lowery St 70.4 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 33 St-Rawson St 70.5 miles7
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 40 St-Lowery St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 48 Av/38 St, 100 feet away, for the Q39.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 Av/38 St Q39100 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 48 Ave & 37 St 19 docks in all300 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 35-15 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 43-23 35th Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 38th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 38th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of 48th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 48th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Queens Technical High School540 feet
- P.S. 199 Maurice A. FitzGerald School600 feet
- P.S. Q023 @ Queens Children Center School670 feet
Show all 4
- High Five Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,070 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 48th Avenue & 39th Street 250 feet
- 48th Avenue & 37th Street 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & 39th Place 520 feet
- 48th Avenue & 36th Street 520 feet
- 47th Avenue & 38th Street 680 feet
- 38th Street & Greenpoint Avenue 760 feet
- 48th Avenue & 40th Street 780 feet
- 48th Avenue & 35th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 38th Street or 48th Avenue.