50th Avenue & 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 50th Avenue and 42nd Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 15 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1942, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St-Bliss St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
Queens Midtown Expy/43rd St · Q67
Within a walk
5 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 playground and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
50th Avenue & 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    0.5 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    0.5 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 46 St-Bliss St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Midtown Expy/43rd St, 940 feet away, for the Q67.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Midtown Expy/43rd St Q67
    940 feet
    Q67

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q67 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 42nd Street and 50th Avenue.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 43 St & 50 Ave 19 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 1,060 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 35-15 Greenpoint Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
65 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 2,100 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 1942.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 42nd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 42nd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 50th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

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 listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. The Riverview School
    860 feet
  2. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 50-15 44th Street Pre-K center
    860 feet
  3. High Five Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 12 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 42nd Street or 50th 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.