48th Street & 54th Road
The three-way junction of 48th Street and 54th Road is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Laurel Hill Flagstaff Monument is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 48 St/54 Av, is 170 feet away for the Q67, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. Within 820 feet are 24 homes, mostly built in 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 48 St/54 Av, 170 feet away, for the Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 St/54 Av Q67 · Shelter170 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 48th Street.
Nearest bike-share station
- 48 St & 50 Ave 21 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Long Island Expressway & 48th Street, 440 feet by car along the streets.
- 59-49 Maurice Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 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 September 2023.
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
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 24 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 48th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 54th Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
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 memorial200 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 50th Street & 54th Road 430 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 48th Street 440 feet
- 54th Avenue & 50th Street 530 feet
- 48th Street & 55th Avenue 560 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 48th Street 640 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 53rd Avenue 650 feet
- 46th Street & 54th Road 880 feet
- 55th Avenue & 50th Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 48th Street or 54th Road.