48th Street & 21st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 48th Street and 21st Avenue is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Paul Raimonda Playground is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 20 Av/47 St, is 1,140 feet away for the Q100, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 20 Av/47 St, 1,140 feet away, for the Q100.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 20 Av/47 St Q100 · Shelter1,140 feetQ100
Next buses at this stop
- Q100 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 20 Ave & 48 St 23 docks in all880 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 77th Street & Astoria Boulevard North, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 46-06 Ditmars Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11105
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 48th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 48th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academ School840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paul Raimonda Playground870 feet
Houses of worship
- St Francis of Assisi Church House of worship760 feet
Supermarkets
- Berry Fresh Farm Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 21st Avenue & 47th Street 270 feet
- 21st Avenue & 49th Street 270 feet
- 21st Avenue & 46th Street 540 feet
- 21st Avenue & 72nd Street 540 feet
- 21st Avenue & 73rd Street 790 feet
- 21st Avenue & 45th Street 810 feet
- 73rd Street & Hazen Street 840 feet
- 48th Street & 20th Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or 48th Street.