Laurel Hill Boulevard & 47th Street at Long Island Expressway

Laurel Hill Boulevard, 47th Street and Long Island Expressway meet at a five-way junction in Sunnyside, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Brooklyn-Queens Expwy/47 St, is 180 feet away for the B24 and Q67, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 47th Street. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Laurel Hill Boulevard & 47th Street at Long Island Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Brooklyn-Queens Expwy/47 St, 180 feet away, for the B24 and Q67.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brooklyn-Queens Expwy/47 St B24, Q67
    180 feet
    B24 Q67

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …
  2. Q67 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 47th Street.

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 St & 50 Ave 21 docks in all
    1,090 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.

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

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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
Elevation
89 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 700 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 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 47th Street

  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Laurel Hill Boulevard

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-7AM

South side of Laurel Hill Boulevard

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-7AM

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
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYPD, NYS Agriculture and Markets, NYC Health and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.