Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 47th Street
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and 47th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Riverview School is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brooklyn-Queens Expwy/47 St, is 120 feet away for the B24 and Q67, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 47th Street.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brooklyn-Queens Expwy/47 St, 120 feet away, for the B24 and Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brooklyn-Queens Expwy/47 St B24, Q67120 feetB24 Q67
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
- Q67 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 47th Street.
Nearest bike-share station
- 48 St & 50 Ave 21 docks in all1,050 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Long Island Expressway & 48th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Riverview School1,270 feet
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 50-15 44th Street Pre-K center1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 47th Street at Long Island Expressway 60 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 47th Street 60 feet
- 48th Street & Laurel Hill Boulevard 310 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 46th Street 330 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 48th Street 360 feet
- 47th Street & 51st Road 500 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 49th Street 570 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 45th Street 590 feet
See every intersection along 47th Street or Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.