173rd Street & 65th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 173rd Street and 65th Avenue is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/172 St, is 660 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them schools, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/172 St, 660 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/172 St Q17, Q88660 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 61-19 Fresh Meadow Lane Gas station1,320 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1950 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2024 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 65th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 65th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan School920 feet
- P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows School1,130 feet
- Ganeinu School1,210 feet
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- Jewish Institute of Queens Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Meadows Playground720 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 65th Avenue & 174th Street 250 feet
- 172nd Street & 65th Avenue 250 feet
- 65th Avenue & Fresh Meadow Lane 370 feet
- 171st Street & 65th Avenue 500 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 173rd Street 500 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane Pedestrian Overpass 540 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane 630 feet
- 67th Avenue & 173rd Street 670 feet
See every intersection along 173rd Street or 65th Avenue.