Parsons Boulevard & Center Drive
Parsons Boulevard and Center Drive meet at a five-way junction in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, is 0.3 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 1945 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q50, QM2 and QM32.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Whitestone Expwy/14 Av Q50, QM2, QM320.3 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
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
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 150 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1959.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Parsons Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs 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 310 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 8th Avenue 440 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Boulevard 760 feet
- Center Drive & Malba Drive 780 feet
- North Drive & Malba Drive 1,110 feet
- Malba Drive & South Drive 1,150 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Summit Place 1,230 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Malba Drive 1,260 feet
See every intersection along Center Drive, Parsons Boulevard or Whitestone Expressway.