Parsons Boulevard & 21st Avenue
Parsons Boulevard and 21st Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Harvey Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/22 Av, is 530 feet away for the Q20, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/22 Av, 530 feet away, for the Q20.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/22 Av Q20530 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & I 678, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 20-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station420 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2022 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 21st Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 21st Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Parsons Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Parsons Boulevard
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Life-Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Pre-Schoolers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
- Lowell School1,300 feet
- Life Skills Preschool1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harvey Park950 feet
- Harvey Playground1,100 feet
Health care
- Bridge View Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 21st Avenue & 144th Street 240 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 20th Avenue 460 feet
- 146th Street & 21st Avenue 490 feet
- 144th Street & 21st Road 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 22nd Avenue 570 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 21st Avenue 600 feet
- 22nd Avenue & Lee Street 660 feet
- 144th Street & 22nd Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or Parsons Boulevard.