73rd Avenue & 187th Street
The three-way junction of 73rd Avenue and 187th Street is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Brinckerhoff Cemetery is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/73 Av, is 300 feet away for the Q17, Q45, QM1 and five more, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/73 Av, 300 feet away, for the Q17, Q45, QM1, QM5 and four more.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/73 Av Q17, Q45, QM1, QM5 +4300 feetQ17 Q45 QM1 QM5 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q45 …
- QM1 …
- QM5 …
- QM7 …
- QM8 …
- QM31 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 73rd Avenue.
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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 184-17 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.8 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11366
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23 and 24 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 70 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 73rd Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 cemetery
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K220 feet
- Little Meadows Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5330 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brinckerhoff Cemetery1,250 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch200 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy390 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 186th Street 260 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 188th Street 270 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 185th Street 520 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 189th Street 540 feet
- 75th Avenue & 187th Street 710 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 184th Street 780 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 190th Street 800 feet
- 75th Avenue & 186th Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 187th Street or 73rd Avenue.