73rd Avenue & 197th Street
The four-way crossing of 73rd Avenue and 197th Street is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Farm Playground is 390 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 73 Av/198 St, is 210 feet away for the QM5, QM8 and QM35, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 73 Av/198 St, 210 feet away, for the QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 73 Av/198 St QM5, QM8, QM35210 feetQM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 73rd Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at 73rd Avenue & Hollis Hills Terrace, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 200-05 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station1 mile
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 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 October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11366
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 68 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 73rd Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Appletree Day Care Center - 197th Street Pre-K150 feet
- Appletree Day Care Center - Fresh Meadows Branch Pre-K240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Farm Playground390 feet
- Kissena Corridor Park540 feet
- Cunningham Park750 feet
Supermarkets
- Island of Gold Supermarket Supermarket1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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 & 198th Street 230 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 196th Place 260 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 199th Street 480 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 196th Street 520 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 73rd Avenue 680 feet
- 69th Avenue & 197th Street 720 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 195th Street 780 feet
- 75th Avenue & 197th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 197th Street or 73rd Avenue.