Horace Harding Expressway & 157th Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 157th Street meet at a three-way junction in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/156 St, is 380 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and nine places to eat. About 700 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, 380 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/156 St Q17, Q88380 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station980 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 61 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 700 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 31 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
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2023 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 157th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 157th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket660 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five food stores.
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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 156th Street 260 feet
- 157th Street & 59th Avenue 630 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 154th Place 780 feet
- 59th Avenue & 156th Street 890 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 59th Avenue 900 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway 910 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Kissena Boulevard 1,050 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 161st Street 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or Horace Harding Expressway.