Springfield Boulevard & 142nd Road

Springfield Boulevard and 142nd Road meet at a three-way junction in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Preparatory Academy for Writers: a College Board School is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/143 Av, is 130 feet away for the Q77, Q85 and Q89. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and three places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

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Springfield Boulevard & 142nd Road Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/143 Av, 130 feet away, for the Q77, Q85 and Q89.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Springfield Blvd/143 Av Q77, Q85, Q89
    130 feet
    Q77 Q85 Q89

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q77 …
  2. Q85 …
  3. Q89 …

Live arrivals

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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 185-25 North Conduit Avenue Gas station
    920 feet
  2. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11413
Community board
Queens Community Board 13
City Council district
31
Police precinct
116
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
Elevation
14 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

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 August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Springfield Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools

Schools and child care

  1. Excelsior Preparatory High School
    590 feet
  2. George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences School
    590 feet
  3. Preparatory Academy for Writers: a College Board School
    590 feet
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  1. Queens Preparatory Academy School
    590 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.

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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.