Center Boulevard & 47th Road

Center Boulevard and 47th Road meet at a four-way crossing in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hunters Point Library is 310 feet away, and Dog Run in Hunter's Point South Park is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Center Blvd/Borden Av · Q101, Q103
Within a walk
13 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Center Boulevard & 47th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    0.4 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 21 St G
    0.5 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Center Blvd/Borden Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q101 and Q103.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Center Blvd/Borden Av Q101, Q103
    0.3 miles
    Q101 Q103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q101 …
  2. Q103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Center Boulevard.

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Center Blvd & 48 Ave 27 docks in all
    240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 509 48th Avenue Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    640 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 4,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2006 and 2012.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 47th Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

South side of 47th Road

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYS PARKS DEPT 6AM-7PM ALL DAYS

East side of Center Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Center Boulevard

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 423740.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Pepsi-Cola Sign (700 feet).

  1. Pepsi-Cola Sign Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Start Center LIC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  2. P.S./I.S. 78q School
    620 feet
  3. Lolly's Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
Show all 5
  1. Little Ones Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gantry Plaza State Park
    230 feet
  2. Hunter's Point South Park
    940 feet
  3. Dog Run in Hunter's Point South Park Dog run
    1,160 feet
Show all 6
  1. Andrews Grove Playground
    1,270 feet
  2. Long Island City Community Garden
    1,270 feet
  3. Hunter's Point South Playground (North) Playground
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hunters Point Library
    310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    290 feet
  2. Urban Market Supermarket
    1,240 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    410 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,010 feet

Other places

  1. Long Island City Ferry Landing
    1,260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and four 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 47th Road or Center Boulevard.

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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.