Parsons Boulevard & 89th Avenue

Parsons Boulevard and 89th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rufus King Park is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 47 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
19 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parsons Blvd
730 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Parsons Blvd/89 Av · Q112
Within a walk
34 places
13 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Parsons Boulevard & 89th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd F
    730 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
    1,230 feet
    E J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/89 Av, 70 feet away, for the Q112.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd/89 Av Q112
    70 feet
    Q112

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q112 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 89th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard.

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals

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
    0.5 miles
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1,170 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 151 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 89th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 403154.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, English Gothic (early) and Georgian Revival, one each, and built between 1861 and 1929.

  1. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 153-36 89th Avenue Pre-K center
    340 feet
  2. P.S. 182 Samantha Smith School
    760 feet
  3. Happy Little Bear Day Care 11 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    820 feet
Show all 14
  1. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    850 feet
  2. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    850 feet
  3. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    900 feet
  4. Hearts and Minds Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  5. Net Institute Trade or language school
    950 feet
  6. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  7. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet
  8. New York Center for Medical Assistan Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  9. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  10. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  11. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    610 feet
  2. Rufus King Park Playground
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Landmark
    830 feet
  2. La Casina Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    320 feet
  2. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 50/Engine 298/Ladder 127 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 89th Avenue or Parsons Boulevard.

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