Parsons Boulevard & Elm Avenue

Parsons Boulevard and Elm Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. YWCA Flushing is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Elm Av, is 40 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Van Wyck Expressway
1.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Parsons Blvd/Elm Av · Q26, Q27
Within a walk
18 places
14 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Parsons Boulevard & Elm Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/Elm Av, 40 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd/Elm Av Q26, Q27
    40 feet
    Q26 Q27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q26 …
  2. Q27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11355
Community board
Queens Community Board 7
City Council district
20
Police precinct
109
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flushing
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 10am to 7pm on Parsons Boulevard (west side).

North side of Elm Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of Elm Avenue

  • Doctor plates only 1 sign DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY

East side of Parsons Boulevard

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 435126, 441390 and 441391.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 park
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lawrence Triangle
    60 feet

Health care

  1. Flushing Hospital Medical Center Hospital
    250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Russian Orthodox Church House of worship
    830 feet
  2. Marys Nativity St Ann RC Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
  3. Kissena Jewish Center Synagogue House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YWCA Flushing Recreation center
    1,070 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Elm Avenue or Parsons Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.