Parsons Boulevard & 26th Avenue
Parsons Boulevard and 26th 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. Lowell School is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union St/26 Av, is 500 feet away for the Q20, Q44 SBS, Q61 and two more, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union St/26 Av, 500 feet away, for the Q20, Q44 SBS, Q61, QM2 and QM20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union St/26 Av Q20, Q44 SBS, Q61, QM2 +1500 feetQ20 Q44 SBS Q61 QM2 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
- Q61 …
- QM2 …
- QM20 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Parsons Boulevard.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & I 678, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 20-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2017
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19 and 20 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1954 and 1960.
Trees
Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 26th Avenue
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of 26th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Parsons Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Parsons Boulevard
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Life-Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Pre-Schoolers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
- Lowell School1,180 feet
- Life Skills Preschool1,180 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch500 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Supermarket Supermarket900 feet
- H Mart Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Parsons Boulevard & 27th Avenue 270 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 25th Drive 270 feet
- 26th Avenue & Union Street 440 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 28th Avenue 530 feet
- 26th Avenue & 146th Street 780 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 29th Avenue 790 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 25th Avenue 820 feet
- 28th Avenue & Union Street 950 feet
See every intersection along 26th Avenue or Parsons Boulevard.