59th Avenue & Fresh Meadow Lane
The three-way junction of 59th Avenue and Fresh Meadow Lane is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Fresh Meadow LN, is 900 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and seven 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/Fresh Meadow LN, 900 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Fresh Meadow LN Q17, Q88900 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 169th Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 175-53 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
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 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109 and 111 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- 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
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 59th Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
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 School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park590 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 59th Avenue & 174th Street 240 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & Fresh Meadow Lane 530 feet
- 59th Avenue & 175th Street 550 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane at Fresh Meadow Lane Pedestrian Overpass 760 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & 174th Street 900 feet
- 59th Avenue & 175th Place 970 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 175th Street 1,040 feet
- 56th Avenue & Fresh Meadow Lane 1,070 feet
See every intersection along 59th Avenue or Fresh Meadow Lane.