Parsons Boulevard
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Parsons Boulevard is a road in
Malba neighborhood and its southern end is at Archer Avenue in downtown Jamaica
.
Route
The road stretches for nearly six miles, divided into four segments:
- Malba Drive to Whitestone Expressway: 0.4 miles (0.6 km)[1]
- Whitestone Expressway to Rose Avenue at Kissena Park: 3.0 miles (4.8 km)[2]
- Booth Memorial Avenue to Horace Harding Expressway: 0.2 miles (0.3 km)[3]
- Horace Harding Expressway to Archer Avenue: 2.6 miles (4.2 km)[4]
History
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
, January 4, 1906Parsons Boulevard takes its name from
horticulturist, who was the first to import Japanese Maples and propagate rhododendrons. Parsons' nursery was located within present-day Kissena Park
.
The oldest section of Parsons Boulevard is between Kissena Boulevard in
Long Island Expressway
interrupting its route.
Transportation
Between 14th Avenue and Union Street, the Q20 and Q44 buses follow Parsons Boulevard. Between Kissena Boulevard and Archer Avenue, the Q25 and Q34 buses follow Parsons Boulevard.[5]
Parsons Boulevard is also the name of the following stations of the New York City Subway in Queens:[6]
- <F>trains
- Ztrains
References
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- ^ a b Google (July 1, 2018). "Parsons Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Google (July 1, 2018). "Parsons Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Google (July 1, 2018). "Parsons Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Google (July 1, 2018). "Parsons Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Queens Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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