Parsons Boulevard & 59th Avenue
Parsons Boulevard and 59th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Four Winds Playground is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/160 St, is 1,080 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/160 St, 1,080 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/160 St Q17, Q88 · Shelter1,080 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 59th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 163 Flushing Heights School470 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park670 feet
- Four Winds Playground1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- 159th Street & 59th Avenue 270 feet
- 157th Street & 59th Avenue 270 feet
- 160th Street & 59th Avenue 530 feet
- 59th Avenue & 156th Street 530 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Booth Memorial Avenue 620 feet
- 155th Street & 59th Avenue 790 feet
- 161st Street & 59th Avenue 790 feet
- 159th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along 59th Avenue or Parsons Boulevard.