Long Island Expressway & 48th Street
Long Island Expressway and 48th Street (north) meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 97 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Laurel Hill Flagstaff Monument is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Queens Midtown Expwy/48 St, is 250 feet away for the B24 and Q67, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Midtown Expwy/48 St, 250 feet away, for the B24 and Q67.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Midtown Expwy/48 St B24, Q67250 feetB24 Q67
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
- Q67 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 48th Street.
Nearest bike-share station
- 48 St & 50 Ave 21 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Long Island Expressway & 48th Street, 200 feet by car along the streets.
- 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 97 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 80 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 190 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 48th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 monument or memorial
Libraries, museums and history
- Laurel Hill Flagstaff Monument Monument or memorial410 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & 48th Street 200 feet
- 48th Street & 47th Street 300 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 53rd Avenue 410 feet
- 48th Street & 54th Road 640 feet
- 47th Street & 51st Road 870 feet
- 54th Avenue & 50th Street 920 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 46th Street 940 feet
- 54th Avenue & 46th Street 1,040 feet
See every intersection along 48th Street or Long Island Expressway.