48th Avenue & 70th Street
The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and 70th Street is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Tiegerman School at Woodside is 400 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/48 Av, is 550 feet away for the Q47, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/48 Av, 550 feet away, for the Q47.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/48 Av Q47550 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 69 St & 43 Ave 19 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-33 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers730 feet
- 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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)
- Woodside
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 2014 and 2021.
Since 2014 at least 167 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 48th Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 48th Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of 70th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of 70th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 public space
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Tiegerman School at Woodside School400 feet
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 70-20 47th Avenue Pre-K center400 feet
- P.S. 437 Pre-K430 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 69-02 Queens Boulevard Public space1,030 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation House of worship700 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 47th Avenue & 70th Street 260 feet
- 70th Street & 49th Avenue 260 feet
- 70th Street & Garfield Avenue 490 feet
- 48th Avenue & 69th Street 500 feet
- 48th Avenue & 72nd Street 510 feet
- 50th Avenue & Garfield Avenue 580 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 70th Street 600 feet
- 45th Avenue & 70th Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 48th Avenue or 70th Street.