Farmers Boulevard & 143rd Avenue
Farmers Boulevard and 143rd Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Farmers Blvd/143 Rd, is 330 feet away for the Q3, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Farmers Blvd/143 Rd, 330 feet away, for the Q3.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Farmers Blvd/143 Rd Q3330 feetQ3
Next buses at this stop
- Q3 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 144-31 144th Road Gas station880 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28 and 31 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Farmers Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- Kiddies World Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 570 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 137-57 Farmers Boulevard Older adult center1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Farmers Boulevard & 143rd Road 210 feet
- Farmers Boulevard & 142nd Avenue 240 feet
- 174th Street & 143rd Road 310 feet
- Farmers Boulevard & 144th Avenue 460 feet
- 180th Street & 143rd Avenue 490 feet
- 173rd Street & 143rd Road 570 feet
- Farmers Boulevard & 140th Avenue 660 feet
- 180th Street & 142nd Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along 143rd Avenue or Farmers Boulevard.