59th Avenue & 174th Street
The three-way junction of 59th Avenue and 174th Street is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/175 Pl, is 1,000 feet away for the Q17, Q74 and Q88, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 130 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1980, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/175 Pl, 1,000 feet away, for the Q17, Q74 and Q88.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/175 Pl Q17, Q74, Q88 · Shelter1,000 feetQ17 Q74 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q74 …
- 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 175-53 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station1,280 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 130 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 1980.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Amur maackia and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 174th Street
- Ambulances only 4 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Francis Lewis High School890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park820 feet
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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 59th Avenue & Fresh Meadow Lane 240 feet
- 59th Avenue & 175th Street 320 feet
- 59th Avenue & 175th Place 730 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & Fresh Meadow Lane 760 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 175th Street 810 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane at Fresh Meadow Lane Pedestrian Overpass 910 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 175th Place 1,020 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & 174th Street 1,140 feet
See every intersection along 174th Street or 59th Avenue.