Parsons Boulevard & 88th Avenue

Parsons Boulevard and 88th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 182 Samantha Smith is 370 feet away, and Grace Episcopal Church is 1,260 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 26 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parsons Blvd
340 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
88 Av/Parsons Blvd · Q24, Q110
Within a walk
26 places
13 religious buildings, 5 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Parsons Boulevard & 88th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 340 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 88 Av/Parsons Blvd, 30 feet away, for the Q24 and Q110.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 88 Av/Parsons Blvd Q24, Q110
    30 feet
    Q24 Q110

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …
  2. Q110 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 88th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard.

  • 22 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
    0.3 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
24 and 27 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 167 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 88th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of 88th Avenue

  • Bus layover only 3 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 182 Samantha Smith School
    370 feet
  2. Happy Little Bear Day Care 11 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    420 feet
  3. New York Center for Medical Assistan Trade or language school
    700 feet
Show all 9
  1. Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 153-36 89th Avenue Pre-K center
    730 feet
  2. Young Women's Leadership School, Queens School
    940 feet
  3. P.S. Q086 School
    1,130 feet
  4. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    1,240 feet
  5. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    1,240 feet
  6. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    710 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 88th Avenue or Parsons Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.