Springfield Boulevard & Colfax Street
Springfield Boulevard and Colfax Street meet at a three-way junction in Cambria Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nurturing Center is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Colfax St/Springfield Blvd, is 60 feet away for the Q83, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Colfax St/Springfield Blvd, 60 feet away, for the Q83.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Colfax St/Springfield Blvd Q8360 feetQ83
Next buses at this stop
- Q83 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at 225th Street & 103rd Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 117-08 Springfield Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11411
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cambria Heights
- Elevation
- 48 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the apple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Springfield Boulevard
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Xcel Tiny Tots Preschool · Pre-K740 feet
- Gersh Academy, Inc - Queens School900 feet
- Nurturing Center School1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,100 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Springfield Boulevard & 114th Avenue 70 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 114th Road 160 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 115th Avenue 240 feet
- 115th Avenue & 114th Road 250 feet
- Nashville Boulevard & Colfax Street 320 feet
- 217th Street & 115th Avenue 540 feet
- 217th Street & 114th Road 540 feet
- 212th Street & Nashville Boulevard 570 feet
See every intersection along Colfax Street or Springfield Boulevard.