Parsons Boulevard & Rose Avenue
Parsons Boulevard and Rose Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Flushing, Queens, at the edge of Kissena Park. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Korean War Memorial” is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Rose Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q17 and Q25, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kissena Blvd/Rose Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q17 and Q25.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Rose Av Q17, Q250.3 milesQ17 Q25
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2021
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; the corner is on the edge of the Kissena Park area
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 139 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Parsons Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Parsons Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Rose Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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, 2007100 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park30 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Parsons Boulevard & Quince Avenue 260 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Poplar Avenue 520 feet
- Bowne Street & Rose Avenue 660 feet
- 158th Street & Quince Avenue 680 feet
- 158th Street & Oak Avenue 760 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Oak Avenue 780 feet
- Oak Avenue & Quince Avenue 790 feet
- Oak Avenue & Rose Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along Parsons Boulevard or Rose Avenue.