Francis Lewis Boulevard & 73rd Avenue
Francis Lewis Boulevard and 73rd Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 47 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Cunningham Park is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 73 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 70 feet away for the Q88, 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 73 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, 70 feet away, for the Q88.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 73 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd Q88 · Shelter70 feetQ88
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
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 cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 47 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 31 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 186 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 73rd Avenue
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 73rd Avenue
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of Francis Lewis Boulevard
- No standing 14 signs NO STANDING 10PM-5AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Francis Lewis Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
- No standing 16 signs NO STANDING 10PM-5AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 3 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-K830 feet
- Appletree Day Care Center - Fresh Meadows Branch Pre-K920 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park60 feet
- Cunningham Park70 feet
- Farm Playground1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Island of Gold Supermarket Supermarket0.4 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 199th Street 200 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 198th Street 450 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 197th Street 680 feet
- 69th Avenue & 199th Street 920 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 196th Place 940 feet
- 75th Avenue & 199th Street 1,000 feet
- 69th Avenue & 198th Street 1,160 feet
- 73rd Avenue & Clearview Expressway 1,170 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Avenue or Francis Lewis Boulevard.