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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.
Unlike the 160th Street and Sutphin Boulevard stations, which were completely demolished in 1979, [11] 168th Street's former control tower, known as the "Station and Trainmen's Building", [12] still remains standing on the southeast corner of 165th Street and Jamaica Avenue. It sits inactive atop a block of storefronts.
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.
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 ...
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]
Mar. 29—WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A project to convert a former high school on Casey Avenue into an apartment building for senior citizens is nearing completion. Developer Joe Rinkus is in the final ...
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.