48th Avenue & 90th Street

The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and 90th Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. International High School for Health Sciences is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about seven minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
90 St/48 Av · Q29
Within a walk
22 places
18 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
48th Avenue & 90th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Elmhurst Av M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 90 St/48 Av, 40 feet away, for the Q29.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 90 St/48 Av Q29
    40 feet
    Q29

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q29 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Corona Ave & 90 St 22 docks in all
    130 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 94-01 Corona Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
25
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 48th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 48th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 90th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 90th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Flemish Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1920 and 1931.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. International High School for Health Sciences School
    350 feet
  2. Newtown High School Landmark
    350 feet
  3. Oxbridge Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Middleburgh Triangle
    60 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Reformed Church Newtown Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Lidl Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,230 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.4 miles
  2. Queens Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 48th Avenue or 90th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.