48th Avenue & Vernon Boulevard

The four-way crossing of 48th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 640 feet to the 108th Precinct. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, nine of them day care or pre-K sites, and 61 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Vernon Blvd/49 Av · Q103
Within a walk
19 places
9 day care or pre-K sites, 3 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
48th Avenue & Vernon Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    510 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St G
    0.3 miles
    G
  2. Hunters Point Av 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Vernon Blvd/49 Av, 330 feet away, for the Q103.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd/49 Av Q103
    330 feet
    Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Vernon Boulevard.

  • 84 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Vernon Blvd & 47 Rd 31 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 509 48th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    730 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten 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 January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 26 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
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 48th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 48th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Vernon Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Vernon Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 418188, 418189, 422245 and 422246.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Renaissance Revival, and built between 1902 and 1904.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - Chabad of West Queens Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    240 feet
  2. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  3. Birch Family - Long Island City Earl School
    580 feet
Show all 12
  1. Bunnyhill LIC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    530 feet
  2. Little Ones Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  3. Gantry View School
    870 feet
  4. Millie’s World Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
  5. My Treehouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    940 feet
  6. Bunnyhill Babies Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    960 feet
  7. P.S./I.S. 78q School
    1,010 feet
  8. Lolly's Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  9. Bright Start Center LIC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Andrews Grove Playground
    450 feet
  2. Long Island City Community Garden
    650 feet
  3. Old Hickory Playground
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Notorious LIC Park
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Mary Church 49 Ave LIC House of worship
    350 feet

Fire and police

  1. 108th Precinct Police station
    640 feet
  2. Engine 258/Ladder 115 Fire station · landmark
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. Urban Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,030 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 48th Avenue or Vernon Boulevard.

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