The Grand Central Parkway is a parkway that stretches from the Triborough Bridge in New York City to Nassau County on Long Island. At the Queens-Nassau border, it becomes the Northern State Parkway, which runs across the northern part of Long Island through Nassau County and into Suffolk County, where it ends in Hauppauge. The westernmost stretch (from the Triborough Bridge to Exit 4) also carries a short stretch of Interstate 278. The parkway runs through Queens and passes the Cross Island Parkway, Long Island Expressway, LaGuardia Airport and Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets. The parkway is designated New York State Reference Route 907M, an unsigned reference route.

The Grand Central Parkway was first planned in 1922, as a connection between Queens Boulevard and Nassau County, helping city dwellers reach Jones Beach more easily. Construction for the Parkway began in 1931, and the parkway was widened in 1961 in preparation for the 1964 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

The Grand Central Parkway passes through the Kew Gardens Interchange, where it connects with the Van Wyck Expressway (Interstate 678), Jackie Robinson Parkway, Queens Boulevard (NY-25); and Union Turnpike.

The Grand Central Parkway has a few unique distinctions. First, it is apparently the only parkway in New York City to carry an elliptical black-on-white design for its trailblazer. Parkways throughout The Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island use the state-standard design, while the Belt system parkways use a modified version of the Long Island regional parkway shield with the Montauk Point Lighthouse logo. Second, it is one of the few parkways in the state to allow truck traffic to any extent. The section shared with Interstate 278 allows for small trucks—larger ones still cannot pass under the intentionally-designed low underpasses. They have to travel on Astoria Boulevard, the local service road, to reach the bridge.