Horace Harding Expressway & 163rd Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 163rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Electric Playground is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Horace Harding Expwy, is 290 feet away for the Q65, Q74, QM4 and QM44, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Horace Harding Expwy, 290 feet away, for the Q65, Q74, QM4 and QM44.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Horace Harding Expwy Q65, Q74, QM4, QM44290 feetQ65 Q74 QM4 QM44
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
- Q74 …
- QM4 …
- QM44 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 61-19 Fresh Meadow Lane Gas station0.5 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 20 and 24 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 82 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 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 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 163rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 163rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Prime Time Care Preschool770 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Electric Playground610 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 162nd Street 260 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 164th Street 280 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 164th Street 390 feet
- 163rd Street & 65th Avenue 490 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 165th Street 560 feet
- 162nd Street & 65th Avenue 750 feet
- 164th Street & 65th Avenue 770 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 160th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 163rd Street or Horace Harding Expressway.