Parsons Boulevard & Normal Road

Parsons Boulevard and Normal Road meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Women's Leadership School, Queens is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parsons Blvd
800 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Parsons Blvd/87 Av · Q25
Within a walk
7 places
2 religious buildings, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Parsons Boulevard & Normal Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    800 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.5 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/87 Av, 290 feet away, for the Q25.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd/87 Av Q25 · Shelter
    290 feet
    Q25
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Parsons Boulevard.

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

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
108 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Parsons Boulevard (west side).

East side of Normal Road

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Normal Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 444747.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. Q086 School
    440 feet
  2. Young Women's Leadership School, Queens School
    480 feet
  3. New York Center for Medical Assistan Trade or language school
    730 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Pickwick School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 50/Engine 298/Ladder 127 Fire station
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Normal Road or Parsons Boulevard.

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