48th Street & Brooklyn Queens Expressway West
The three-way junction of 48th Street and Brooklyn Queens Expressway West is in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Astoria Blvd/49 St, is 590 feet away for the Q19, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. About 170 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/49 St, 590 feet away, for the Q19.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Astoria Blvd/49 St Q19590 feetQ19
Next buses at this stop
- Q19 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 49 St & 25 Ave 25 docks in all960 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at Astoria Boulevard South & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Grand Central Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 22-41 49th Street Gas station1,020 feet
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11103
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (East)-Woodside (North)
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 170 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 1925 and 1965.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the black oak and the pin oak.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Berry Fresh Farm Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & Brooklyn Queens Expressway West 430 feet
- 47th Street & Brooklyn Queens Expressway West at Astoria Boulevard North 510 feet
- 49th Street & Astoria Boulevard South 620 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 49th Street 710 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 46th Street 770 feet
- 49th Street & Astoria Boulevard North 790 feet
- 48th Street & Astoria Boulevard North 820 feet
- 45th Street & Astoria Boulevard South 860 feet
See every intersection along 48th Street or Brooklyn Queens Expressway West.