185th Street & 143rd Avenue
The three-way junction of 185th Street and 143rd Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Excelsior Preparatory High School is 390 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/144 Av, is 1,020 feet away for the Q77, Q85 and Q89, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and two places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/144 Av, 1,020 feet away, for the Q77, Q85 and Q89.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/144 Av Q77, Q85, Q89 · Countdown sign1,020 feetQ77 Q85 Q89
Next buses at this stop
- Q77 …
- Q85 …
- Q89 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at South Conduit Avenue & 221st Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 185-25 North Conduit Avenue Gas station1,180 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11413
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
Schools and child care
- Excelsior Preparatory High School390 feet
- George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences School390 feet
- Preparatory Academy for Writers: a College Board School390 feet
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- Queens Preparatory Academy School390 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 184th Street & 143rd Avenue 260 feet
- 144th Avenue & 185th Street 440 feet
- 183rd Street & 143rd Avenue 520 feet
- 184th Street & 144th Avenue 700 feet
- 143rd Avenue & 182nd Place 780 feet
- 185th Street & 141st Avenue 910 feet
- 182nd Street & 143rd Avenue 930 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 144th Avenue 950 feet
See every intersection along 143rd Avenue or 185th Street.