Parsons Boulevard & Poplar Avenue
Parsons Boulevard and Poplar 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. Kissena Park is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/Parsons Blvd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q26 and Q27, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 46 Av/Parsons Blvd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 46 Av/Parsons Blvd Q26, Q270.3 milesQ26 Q27
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 December 2022.
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
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1920 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Parsons Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Poplar Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Poplar Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Kissena Park.
- Korean War Memorial Statue by William Crozier and Thomas Donahue, 2007620 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park550 feet
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Parsons Boulevard & Oak Avenue 260 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Quince Avenue 260 feet
- 156th Street & Oak Avenue 400 feet
- Oak Avenue & Burling Street 410 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Rose Avenue 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Negundo Avenue 580 feet
- Bowne Street & Poplar Avenue 660 feet
- 157th Street & Oak Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along Parsons Boulevard or Poplar Avenue.