50th Avenue & 40th Street
The four-way crossing of 50th Avenue and 40th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 199 Maurice A. FitzGerald is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, 40 St-Lowery St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 16 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 40 St-Lowery St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 40 St-Lowery St 70.4 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 40 St-Lowery St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Greenpoint Av/40 St, 590 feet away, for the B24.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Greenpoint Av/40 St B24590 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 50th Avenue.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 39 St & 50 Ave 19 docks in all560 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 35-15 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2020.
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
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and November 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 40th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 40th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of 50th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 50th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- High Five Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2670 feet
- P.S. 199 Maurice A. FitzGerald School850 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground1,260 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 50th Avenue & 41st Street 260 feet
- 50th Avenue & 39th Place 260 feet
- 50th Avenue & 42nd Street 520 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & 40th Street 520 feet
- 50th Avenue & 39th Street 530 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & 39th Place 570 feet
- Greenpoint Avenue & 39th Street 630 feet
- 50th Avenue & Greenpoint Avenue 640 feet
See every intersection along 40th Street or 50th Avenue.