212th Street & Colfax Street
The three-way junction of 212th Street and Colfax Street is in Cambria Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Murdock Av/210 St, is 520 feet away for the Q83, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 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 Murdock Av/210 St, 520 feet away, for the Q83.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Murdock Av/210 St Q83520 feetQ83
Next buses at this stop
- Q83 …
Cycling
- 2 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.
- 117-08 Springfield Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11411
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cambria Heights
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Colfax Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Xcel Tiny Tots Preschool · Pre-K1,150 feet
- Gersh Academy, Inc - Queens School1,300 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 212th Street & Murdock Avenue 210 feet
- Nashville Boulevard & Colfax Street 270 feet
- Murdock Avenue & Colfax Street 270 feet
- Murdock Avenue & Delevan Street 340 feet
- 211th Street & Murdock Avenue 340 feet
- 212th Street & Nashville Boulevard 390 feet
- 211th Street & Colfax Street 460 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Colfax Street 580 feet
See every intersection along 212th Street or Colfax Street.