Parsons Boulevard & North Drive

Parsons Boulevard and North Drive meet at a four-way crossing 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 0.4 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 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

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Parsons Boulevard & North Drive Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q50, QM2 and QM32.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Whitestone Expwy/14 Av Q50, QM2, QM32
    0.4 miles
    Q50 QM2 QM32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q50 …
  2. QM2 …
  3. QM32 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 15-06 149th Street Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 150 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

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 June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:

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