Springfield Boulevard & 53rd Avenue
Springfield Boulevard and 53rd Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bayside, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Oakland Gardens is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/56 Av, is 720 feet away for the Q27 and Q75, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and four places to eat. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/56 Av, 720 feet away, for the Q27 and Q75.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/56 Av Q27, Q75720 feetQ27 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
- Q75 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Springfield Boulevard.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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 October 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 160 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Springfield Boulevard
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens School150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature80 feet
- Alley Pond Park100 feet
- Oakland Gardens Garden140 feet
Show all 4
- Oakland Gardens Playground330 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship1,060 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
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, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Springfield Boulevard & 54th Avenue 260 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 51st Avenue 270 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 50th Avenue 560 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 56th Avenue 620 feet
- 56th Avenue & 220th Street 700 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 217th Street 730 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 49th Avenue 830 feet
- 217th Street & 51st Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Avenue or Springfield Boulevard.