Parsons Boulevard & Hoover Avenue
Parsons Boulevard and Hoover Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Hoover Av, is 50 feet away for the Q25, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/Hoover Av, 50 feet away, for the Q25.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/Hoover Av Q25 · Shelter50 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Hoover Avenue and Parsons Boulevard.
- 5 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station190 feet
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 132 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1940.
Since 2014 at least 10 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hoover Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Hoover Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Parsons Boulevard
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 435455.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K590 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5590 feet
- Growing Up Green Charter School II School630 feet
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- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Parsons Preschool680 feet
Houses of worship
- St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship410 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and seven 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Parsons Boulevard & 84th Avenue 40 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Coolidge Avenue 260 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 84th Road 280 feet
- 84th Avenue & 152nd Street 350 feet
- 159th Street & 84th Road 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 84th Drive 550 feet
- 152nd Street & 84th Road 610 feet
- 159th Street & 84th Drive 760 feet
See every intersection along Hoover Avenue or Parsons Boulevard.