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This station opened on December 11, 1988, as Jamaica Center–Parsons Boulevard, and was renamed in 2004. The station is a major transfer point for buses from eastern Queens, and replaces the old 160th Street and 168th Street stations of the BMT Jamaica Line; the Jamaica Center station is located near the site of the former.
Samuel Bowne Parsons Sr. was an accomplished and well noted 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 Kew Gardens Hills and Archer Avenue in Jamaica.
The Parsons Boulevard station is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway.Located at the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue in Queens, [4] it is served by the F train at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E trains.
In July 1974, the federal government announced its approval of a $51.1 million grant for the project. The Jamaica–Van Wyck station was estimated to have 1,200 passengers during rush hours, while the Sutphin Boulevard and Parsons Boulevard stations were expected to be used by 5,300 and 8,700 passengers during that period, respectively. [24]
Ozone Park-bound Q112 buses run east from Parsons Boulevard to Guy R. Brewer Boulevard. The B13 runs between Cypress Hills Street and either Crescent Street (Wyckoff Hts Hosp) or Hemlock Street (Gateway Mall). From Francis Lewis Boulevard, the N1’s Jamaica trips and the N6/N6X serve the corridor east until Hempstead Avenue, with N24 service ...
A 2011 C40LF (200) and a 2010 Orion VII NG HEV (4655) on the Jamaica Station-bound Q25 Limited and Q34 at Kissena Blvd/73rd Ave, and in July 2019 at Parsons Blvd/88th Ave, respectively. The Q25's northern terminal is at Poppenhusen Avenue and 119th Street in College Point.
The closest subway stations to this former station are Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer, at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue, which is nine blocks west and one block south, [15] as well as the existing 169th Street station which is four blocks to the north on Hillside Avenue. [16]
Note: Bronx-bound buses stop at Main Street and Manton Street; Jamaica-bound buses stop at Queens Boulevard and 84th Drive near Main Street. Hillside Avenue (Sutphin Boulevard) NYC Bus: Q20A, Q20B, Q43, X68 NYC Subway: train at Sutphin Boulevard. Jamaica Avenue (Sutphin Boulevard) NYC Bus: Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q30, Q31, Q43, Q54, Q56 (Q30, Q31 ...