Parsons Boulevard & 87th Road

Parsons Boulevard and 87th Road meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Battalion 50/Engine 298/Ladder 127 firehouse is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parsons Blvd
250 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Parsons Blvd/87 Av · Q25
Within a walk
17 places
8 religious buildings, 4 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Parsons Boulevard & 87th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd F
    250 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.4 miles
    F
  2. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    0.4 miles
    E J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/87 Av, 300 feet away, for the Q25.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd/87 Av Q25 · Shelter
    300 feet
    Q25
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Parsons Boulevard.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven 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 December 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 8
City Council district
24
Police precinct
107
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
73 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 81 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 87th Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-9AM

South side of 87th Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Parsons Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 405017, 409289 and 409290.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Young Women's Leadership School, Queens School
    270 feet
  2. New York Center for Medical Assistan Trade or language school
    310 feet
  3. P.S. Q086 School
    450 feet
Show all 8
  1. Hillcrest High School
    1,000 feet
  2. P.S. 182 Samantha Smith School
    1,040 feet
  3. Happy Little Bear Day Care 11 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
  4. American Medical Career TRN Ctr Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  5. Bright Beginnings Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 50/Engine 298/Ladder 127 Fire station
    520 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 87th Road or Parsons Boulevard.

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