208th Street & Colfax Street
The four-way crossing of 208th Street and Colfax Street is in Queens Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Hollis Ave Congregational Church is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Av/207 St, is 340 feet away for the Q2, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hollis Av/207 St, 340 feet away, for the Q2.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hollis Av/207 St Q2340 feetQ2
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at 225th Street & 103rd Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 205-43 Hollis Avenue Gas station880 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.2 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 November 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11429
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queens Village
- Elevation
- 65 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Charles R Drew - Queens County Ed. F Preschool410 feet
- Charles R. Drew Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K640 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hollis Playground1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Hollis Ave Congregational Church House of worship950 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy950 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and seven food stores.
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 of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 208th Street & Hollis Avenue 150 feet
- 110th Avenue & Colfax Street 300 feet
- 207th Street & Hollis Avenue 330 feet
- 209th Street & Hollis Avenue 420 feet
- 209th Place & Bardwell Avenue 420 feet
- 111th Avenue & 208th Street 540 feet
- 111th Avenue & Colfax Street 580 feet
- 110th Avenue & 209th Place 590 feet
See every intersection along 208th Street, Bardwell Avenue or Colfax Street.