48th Street & 47th Street
The three-way junction of 48th Street and 47th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Laurel Hill Flagstaff Monument is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 48 St/47 St, is 30 feet away for the B24, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 48 St/47 St, 30 feet away, for the B24.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 St/47 St B2430 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 47th Street and 48th Street.
Nearest bike-share station
- 48 St & 50 Ave 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Long Island Expressway & 48th Street, 500 feet by car along the streets.
- 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.9 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 May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 103 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the chinkapin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 47th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of 48th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 monument or memorial
Libraries, museums and history
- Laurel Hill Flagstaff Monument Monument or memorial710 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & 48th Street 300 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 48th Street 510 feet
- 47th Street & 51st Road 570 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 53rd Avenue 710 feet
- 48th Street & Laurel Hill Boulevard 860 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 48th Street 910 feet
- 48th Street & 54th Road 940 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 47th Street at Long Island Expressway 1,010 feet
See every intersection along 47th Street or 48th Street.