48th Avenue & 72nd Street
The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and 72nd Street is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Queens Blvd/72 St, is 430 feet away for the Q60, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/72 St, 430 feet away, for the Q60.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/72 St Q60430 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 69 St & 43 Ave 19 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-33 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2021.
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
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
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 2016 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 188 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and October 2021, 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
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
East side of 72nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of 72nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Tiegerman School at Woodside School480 feet
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 70-20 47th Avenue Pre-K center480 feet
- P.S. 437 Pre-K940 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation House of worship1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 47th Avenue & 72nd Street 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & 70th Street 510 feet
- 47th Avenue & 73rd Street 660 feet
- 47th Avenue & 70th Street 770 feet
- 70th Street & 49th Avenue 770 feet
- 70th Street & Garfield Avenue 990 feet
- 48th Avenue & 69th Street 1,000 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 70th Street 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 48th Avenue or 72nd Street.