48th Avenue & 44th Street

The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and 44th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Riverview School is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat. About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1937, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St-Bliss St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
48 Av/44 St · Q39
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 3 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
48th Avenue & 44th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    0.5 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 46 St-Bliss St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 48 Av/44 St, 120 feet away, for the Q39.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 48 Av/44 St Q39 · Shelter
    120 feet
    Q39
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 86 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 44 St & 48 Ave 24 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 42-18 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11377
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunnyside
Elevation
69 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 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1937.

Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 44th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 44th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 48th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 48th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 420311 and 425124.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. The Riverview School
    1,020 feet
  2. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 50-15 44th Street Pre-K center
    1,020 feet
  3. I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside School
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Children's Lab School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground
    760 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunnyside Library
    800 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sunnyside Post Office
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 44th Street or 48th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.