Springfield Gardens, Queens

Springfield Gardens is a neighborhood in the southeastern area of the New York City borough of Queens, bounded to the north by St. Albans, to the east by Laurelton & Rosedale, to the south by John F. Kennedy International Airport and to the west by Farmers Boulevard. The neighborhood is served by Queens Community Board 12.

The area was settled by Europeans in 1660 and was farmed until the mid-19th century.

Major residential development came in the 1920s as Long Island Rail Road service was expanded to the area at the Springfield Gardens station (closed in 1979). Major streets in the area are Farmers Boulevard, Merrick Boulevard, Springfield Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard. Today the area maintains its low-rise suburban nature and is home to many Caribbean immigrants, including Jamaicans, Haitians and Guyanese.

Many homes have been torn down and remade for more families as more people move into the neighborhood. Part of the area is a Registered Historic District. Springfield Gardens is located within ZIP codes 11434 (western part) and 11413 (eastern part).