Queens Boulevard & 47th Street

Queens Boulevard and 47th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sabba Park is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about a minute on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 66 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1931, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
19 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
46 St-Bliss St
30 feet · 1 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
47 St/Queens Blvd · Q104
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queens Boulevard & 47th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 30 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 46 St-Bliss St 7
    30 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 52 St 7
    0.3 miles
    7
  2. 40 St-Lowery St 7
    0.3 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 46 St-Bliss St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 47 St/Queens Blvd, 130 feet away, for the Q104.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 47 St/Queens Blvd Q104 · Shelter
    130 feet
    Q104
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 47th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greenpoint Ave & 47 St 25 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 42-18 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    1,030 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2004
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11104
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
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,900 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 1927 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 47th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 47th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 411982 and 426748.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 37 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Simplified Colonial Revival or Art Deco, and mostly built between 1924 and 1927.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Sabba Park.

  1. Sunnyside Memorial Obelisk, 1976
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 post office
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Friends School Sunnyside Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K · landmark
    380 feet
  2. The Q Studiolab-46th St Pre-K
    830 feet
  3. High Five Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside School
    1,060 feet
  2. Formula B Parisien Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sabba Park
    370 feet
  2. John Vincent Daniels Jr. Square
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bliss Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church LIC House of worship
    580 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sunnyside Post Office
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    220 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fresh N Save Supermarket
    410 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 47th Street or Queens 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.