on the Manhattan-bound side. A free passageway, which allows people to walk through the mezzanine without having to pay a fare, connects the entrances at 153rd Street and Parsons Boulevard. At the Parsons Boulevard end of the station, there is a fenced off storage area. A pump station for draining water after floods is located at the geographical west end of the station at 153rd Street. Exits The main entrance is at the north end of the station. It has a turnstile bank and a full-time token booth, which had seven regular turnstiles . Two street stairs lead to either southern corner of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue, and a single staircase to the northwest corner. This entrance formerly was the station's full-time entrance. The entrance at the south end is unstaffed; in 2007, it had three HEET turnstiles. This fare array leads to three street stairs to the intersection of 153rd Street and Hillside Avenue–one each at the northern, southwest, and southeast corners of the intersection. The part-time token booth at 153rd Street was removed in 2003. Notes References External links Station Reporter — F Train The Subway Nut — Parsons Boulevard Pictures Parsons Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View 153rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View 1937 establishments in New York City IND Queens Boulevard Line stations Jamaica, Queens New York City Subway stations in Queens, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1937