48th Avenue & 47th Street

The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and 47th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St-Bliss St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
48 Av/47 St · Q39
Within a walk
3 places
2 religious buildings and 1 school, within five minutes

Map

Layers
48th Avenue & 47th 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 five 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 …

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/47 St, 110 feet away, for the Q39.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 48 Av/47 St Q39
    110 feet
    Q39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 47th Street.

  • 51 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
    810 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2018

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
83 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 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1930.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 47th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of 47th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of 48th Avenue

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

South side of 48th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 422792.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside School
    580 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 47th Street or 48th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.