48th Avenue & 49th Street

The three-way junction of 48th Avenue and 49th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about seven 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 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
48th Avenue & 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    0.4 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, 290 feet away, for the B24.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 St & 50 Ave 21 docks in all
    920 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.

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
96 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 1,400 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 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 48th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of 48th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of 49th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

West side of 49th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 5AM-10PM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and nine 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 48th Avenue or 49th Street.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.