Northern Boulevard & Parsons Boulevard
Northern Boulevard and Parsons Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 77 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Kingsland Homestead is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Parsons Blvd, is 140 feet away for the Q12, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Parsons Blvd, 140 feet away, for the Q12.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/Parsons Blvd Q12 · Shelter140 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Parsons Boulevard.
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 141-54 Northern Boulevard Gas station190 feet
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 77 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 46 people injured
- 2 people killed
- 15 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2008
- Turn calming, February 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flushing-Willets Point
- Elevation
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
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 1951 and 1973.
Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 59 signs on these blocks
- 19 different rules
- 8 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Parsons Boulevard (west side).
North side of Northern Boulevard
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 13 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
South side of Northern Boulevard
- Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of Parsons Boulevard
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 433644, 436079, 441865 and 441866.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1661 and 1785.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 nursing homes or hospices
- 3 schools
- 1 historic site
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
- Flushing High School Listed historic place1,130 feet
- Queens High School for Language Studies School1,130 feet
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- Veritas Academy School1,130 feet
- Preschool ' R ' US Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,130 feet
- KA of Flushing Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech Playground350 feet
Health care
- The Pavilion at Queens for Rehabilitation & Nursing Nursing home or hospice360 feet
- Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing of Central Queens Nursing home or hospice390 feet
- Cypress Garden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice990 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Kingsland Homestead Historic site · landmark · listed historic place760 feet
- Weeping Beech Tree Listed historic place900 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch80 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch710 feet
Supermarkets
- GW Supermarket Supermarket570 feet
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Parsons Boulevard & 37th Avenue 380 feet
- 35th Avenue & Parsons Boulevard 430 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Bowne Street 690 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 38th Avenue 730 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 146th Street 790 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 34th Avenue 820 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 147th Street 1,140 feet
- 34th Avenue & 145th Street 1,140 feet
See every intersection along Northern Boulevard or Parsons Boulevard.