Horace Harding Expressway & 156th Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 156th Street meet at a three-way junction in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/156 St, is 110 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 11 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/156 St, 110 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/156 St Q17, Q88110 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1,210 feet by car along the streets.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station720 feet
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 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.
- 2 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 59 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 November 2023 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 156th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 156th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Preschool 'r' US II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 157th Street 260 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 154th Place 520 feet
- 59th Avenue & 156th Street 630 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Kissena Boulevard 790 feet
- 155th Street & 59th Avenue 890 feet
- 157th Street & 59th Avenue 890 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Kissena Boulevard 900 feet
- 60th Avenue & Kissena Boulevard 1,040 feet
See every intersection along 156th Street or Horace Harding Expressway.