49th Street & Skillman Avenue

The four-way crossing of 49th Street and Skillman Avenue is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sabba Park is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 52 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
7 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
52 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
48 St/Skillman Av · Q104
Within a walk
10 places
5 religious buildings, 2 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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49th Street & Skillman Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 52 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 52 St 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 48 St/Skillman Av, 310 feet away, for the Q104.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 48 St/Skillman Av Q104 · Shelter
    310 feet
    Q104
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 49th Street and Skillman Avenue.

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 St & Skillman Ave 22 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11104
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 posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 49th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of 49th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Skillman Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Skillman Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 421721.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 206 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Simplified Colonial Revival or Art Deco, and built between 1924 and 1927.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Formula B Parisien Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. John Vincent Daniels Jr. Square
    1,040 feet
  2. Sabba Park
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunnyside Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Queen of Angels RC Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 325/Ladder 163 Fire station
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    330 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Plaza 48 Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 49th Street or Skillman Avenue.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.