Horace Harding Expressway & 161st Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 161st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/160 St, is 370 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/160 St, 370 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/160 St Q17, Q88 · Shelter370 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 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
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 161st Street (east side) and Horace Harding Expressway (north side).
East side of 161st Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 161st Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 436010 and 456594.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Prime Time Care Preschool640 feet
- P.S. 163 Flushing Heights School1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket520 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway 150 feet
- 161st Street & 59th Avenue 620 feet
- 162nd Street & 59th Avenue 860 feet
- 160th Street & 59th Avenue 880 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 164th Street 890 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 164th Street 990 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 157th Street 1,060 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 159th Street 1,090 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or Horace Harding Expressway.