Parsons Boulevard & 8th Avenue
Parsons Boulevard and 8th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q50, QM2 and QM32, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 150 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q50, QM2 and QM32.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Whitestone Expwy/14 Av Q50, QM2, QM320.4 milesQ50 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q50 …
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station0.9 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- College Point
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 150 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 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 8th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Parsons Boulevard & North Drive 130 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Boulevard 320 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Center Drive 440 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Summit Place 790 feet
- Boulevard & Malba Drive 980 feet
- North Drive & Malba Drive 980 feet
- Center Drive & Malba Drive 1,220 feet
- Malba Drive & Summit Place 1,230 feet
See every intersection along 8th Avenue or Parsons Boulevard.