73rd Avenue & 199th Street
The four-way crossing of 73rd Avenue and 199th Street is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Corridor Park is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/73 Av, is 250 feet away for the Q76, and seven 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.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/73 Av, 250 feet away, for the Q76.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/73 Av Q76250 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 200-05 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.9 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2022
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
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 178 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 199th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 73rd Avenue
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 73rd Avenue
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING 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-K630 feet
- Appletree Day Care Center - Fresh Meadows Branch Pre-K720 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park70 feet
- Cunningham Park270 feet
- Farm Playground870 feet
Supermarkets
- Island of Gold Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 73rd Avenue 200 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 198th Street 250 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 197th Street 480 feet
- 69th Avenue & 199th Street 710 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 196th Place 730 feet
- 75th Avenue & 199th Street 850 feet
- 69th Avenue & 198th Street 950 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 196th Street 990 feet
See every intersection along 199th Street or 73rd Avenue.