Parsons Boulevard & 147th Street

Parsons Boulevard and 147th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Lawrence Triangle is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Elm Av, is 160 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Van Wyck Expressway
1.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Parsons Blvd/Elm Av · Q26, Q27
Within a walk
21 places
17 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Parsons Boulevard & 147th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/Elm Av, 160 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd/Elm Av Q26, Q27
    160 feet
    Q26 Q27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q26 …
  2. Q27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11355
Community board
Queens Community Board 7
City Council district
20
Police precinct
109
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flushing
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and December 2025; 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 10am to 7pm on Parsons Boulevard (west side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Parsons Boulevard (west side).

East side of 147th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 147th Street

  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 45th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 45th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 435126, 440179, 440180, 443826 and 453449.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 park
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lawrence Triangle
    40 feet

Health care

  1. Flushing Hospital Medical Center Hospital
    60 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Russian Orthodox Church House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Marys Nativity St Ann RC Church House of worship
    930 feet
  3. Kissena Jewish Center Synagogue House of worship
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YWCA Flushing Recreation center
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Plus Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and four 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 147th Street, 45th Avenue or Parsons Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.