73rd Avenue & 188th Street
The four-way crossing of 73rd Avenue and 188th Street is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/73 Av, is 40 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 three 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, 40 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 +440 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 Grand Central Parkway westbound at 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 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 charger2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, December 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
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
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 188th Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 188th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 73rd Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
South side of 73rd Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Little Meadows Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K60 feet
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K490 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch140 feet
Supermarkets
- Island of Gold Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy310 feet
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.5 miles
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 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 & 189th Street 270 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 187th Street 270 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 186th Street 530 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 190th Street 530 feet
- 75th Avenue & 188th Street 730 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 192nd Street 790 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 185th Street 790 feet
- 69th Avenue & 188th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street or 73rd Avenue.