48th Avenue & 48th Street

The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and 48th 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 840 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St-Bliss St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
48 St/48 Av · B24
Within a walk
3 places
2 religious buildings and 1 school, within five minutes

Map

Layers
48th Avenue & 48th 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. 52 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 St/48 Av, 50 feet away, for the B24.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 48 St/48 Av B24
    50 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 48th Street.

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 St & 50 Ave 21 docks in all
    660 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.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
91 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph

Homes

About 1,800 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 1928.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 48th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of 48th Avenue

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

East side of 48th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of 48th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 12 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

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

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.