Parsons Boulevard & 78th Road

Parsons Boulevard and 78th Road meet at a four-way crossing in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Yeshiva Ketana of Queens is 120 feet away, and St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic is 1,120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke, is 550 feet away for the Q25, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them schools, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Van Wyck Expressway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke · Q25
Within a walk
14 places
7 schools, 5 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Parsons Boulevard & 78th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke, 550 feet away, for the Q25.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke Q25 · Shelter
    550 feet
    Q25
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Parsons Boulevard.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 154-09 Union Turnpike Gas station
    790 feet
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11366
Community board
Queens Community Board 8
City Council district
24
Police precinct
107
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
Elevation
76 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 78th Road

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON

South side of 78th Road

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON

East side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-6PM

West side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva Ketana of Queens School
    120 feet
  2. Al-Mamoor School
    180 feet
  3. St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic School
    1,120 feet
Show all 8
  1. Kew Gardens Sep Preschool
    1,130 feet
  2. Solomon Schechter School-Queens School
    1,210 feet
  3. I.S. 250 the Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle School
    1,310 feet
  4. P.S. Q255 School
    1,310 feet
  5. Queens School of Inquiry, The School
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 315/Ladder 125 Fire station
    1,050 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 78th Road or Parsons Boulevard.

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