Parsons Boulevard & Goethals Avenue
Parsons Boulevard and Goethals Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 598 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Village Rd, is 450 feet away for the Q25, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them schools, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/Village Rd, 450 feet away, for the Q25.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/Village Rd Q25450 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Parsons Boulevard.
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-09 Union Turnpike Gas station730 feet
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 598 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,077th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 226 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Elevation
- 104 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1939 and 1973.
Since 2014 at least 200 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Goethals Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Goethals Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Back-in parking only 7 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Parsons Boulevard
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Parsons Boulevard
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 430993.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic School330 feet
- Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School780 feet
- Kew Gardens Sep Preschool1,020 feet
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- Al-Mamoor School1,170 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis Listed historic place590 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 315/Ladder 125 Fire station870 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 159th Street & Goethals Avenue 270 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Village Road 450 feet
- 160th Street & Goethals Avenue 530 feet
- Union Turnpike & Parsons Boulevard 550 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Village Road at 82nd Drive 620 feet
- 161st Street & Goethals Avenue 780 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 79th Avenue 940 feet
- 150th Street & Goethals Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along Goethals Avenue or Parsons Boulevard.