Northern Boulevard & 49th Street

Northern Boulevard and 49th Street meet at a three-way junction in Sunnyside Yards (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Woodside Houses Park is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them parks, and 23 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Northern Boulevard.

Safety record
16 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St
1,100 feet · 4 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
49 St/Northern Blvd · Q104
Within a walk
5 places
3 parks, 1 garden and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 46 St M, R
    1,100 feet
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Northern Blvd M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R
  2. Steinway St M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/Northern Blvd, 90 feet away, for the Q104.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/Northern Blvd Q104
    90 feet
    Q104

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Northern Boulevard.

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 50 St & Northern Blvd 27 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Northern Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 49-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 45-02 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1,200 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2018
  • Turn calming, May 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
26
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunnyside Yards (North)
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 500 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 1928 and 1930.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 49th Street

  • Time-limited parking 5 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 49th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Northern Boulevard

  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dwyer Square
    510 feet
  2. The Community Pride - Woodside Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    950 feet
  3. Woodside Houses Park
    950 feet
Show all 4
  1. Corporal Frank F. Fagan Sq. Park
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 50-37 Newtown Road Older adult center
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    210 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,190 feet
  2. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Plaza 48 Shopping center
    900 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 49th Street or Northern Boulevard.

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