Parsons Boulevard & 90th Avenue

Parsons Boulevard and 90th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica YMCA is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 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, 11 of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
870 feet · 3 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Parsons Blvd/89 Av · Q112
Within a walk
34 places
11 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Parsons Boulevard & 90th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    870 feet
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    1,100 feet
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jamaica Center Station Riders, Blue” (1991) by Sam Gilliam at the Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/89 Av, 440 feet away, for the Q112.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q112 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Parsons Boulevard.

  • 28 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, 1 mile 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
    0.3 miles
  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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, February 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
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 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 303 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 90th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 90th Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1861 and 1933.

  1. La Casina Designated landmark
    550 feet
  2. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    540 feet
  2. Hearts and Minds Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
  3. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
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  1. Net Institute Trade or language school
    610 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    670 feet
  3. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    680 feet
  4. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    680 feet
  5. Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 153-36 89th Avenue Pre-K center
    710 feet
  6. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    740 feet
  7. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    820 feet
  8. Zeta Charter School – Queens Jamaica School
    960 feet
  9. P.S. 182 Samantha Smith School
    1,130 feet
  10. Happy Little Bear Day Care 11 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    640 feet
  2. Rufus King Park Playground
    690 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Landmark · listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. Office of the Register Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  3. Jamaica Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Jamaica Performing Arts Center Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    80 feet
  2. Queens County Family Court Courthouse
    1,260 feet
  3. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    700 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 90th Avenue 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.