Springfield Boulevard & 97th Avenue

Springfield Boulevard and 97th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The Engine 304/Ladder 162 firehouse is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/98 Av, is 160 feet away for the Q27, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Island Parkway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Springfield Blvd/98 Av · Q27
Within a walk
19 places
13 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Springfield Boulevard & 97th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/98 Av, 160 feet away, for the Q27.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Springfield Blvd/98 Av Q27
    160 feet
    Q27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11429
Community board
Queens Community Board 13
City Council district
27
Police precinct
105
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Queens Village
Elevation
78 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 97th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of 97th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of Springfield Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406237, 414474 and 419638.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Queens Village Veterans Plaza.

  1. Queens Village-Bellerose Memorial Stele, 1949
    390 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Kidslandny Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  2. Abd School for Nurse Aides Trade or language school
    480 feet
  3. District 29 Pre-K Center at 100-05 Springfield Boulevard Pre-K center
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. A to Z Center Too Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Queens Village Veterans Plaza
    400 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Queens Reformed Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Hope Restoration Ministries House of worship
    1,040 feet
  3. Chinese United Methodist Church Flushing House of worship
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Grace Lutheran Church Queens Village House of worship
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 304/Ladder 162 Fire station
    170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and seven 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 97th Avenue or Springfield Boulevard.

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