Springfield Boulevard & 143rd Road

Springfield Boulevard and 143rd Road meet at a three-way junction in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Excelsior Preparatory High School is 270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/144 Av, is 260 feet away for the Q77, Q85 and Q89. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and four places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

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Springfield Boulevard & 143rd Road Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/144 Av, 260 feet away, for the Q77, Q85 and Q89.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Springfield Blvd/144 Av Q77, Q85, Q89 · Countdown sign
    260 feet
    Q77 Q85 Q89
    Countdown sign

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, 1,240 feet by car along the streets.

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

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2023
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023

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 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

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 February 2025, 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
    270 feet
  2. George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences School
    270 feet
  3. Preparatory Academy for Writers: a College Board School
    270 feet
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  1. Queens Preparatory Academy School
    270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk 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, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.