Horace Harding Expressway & 169th Street at Long Island Expressway
Horace Harding Expressway, 169th Street and Long Island Expressway meet at a four-way crossing in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/168 St, is 160 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/168 St, 160 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/168 St Q17, Q88 · Shelter160 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 61-19 Fresh Meadow Lane Gas station1,310 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2018.
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)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 168th Street 250 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 170th Street 250 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 171st Street 500 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 167th Street 500 feet
- 169th Street & 65th Avenue 500 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 172nd Street 750 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 166th Street 750 feet
- 170th Street & 65th Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 169th Street, Horace Harding Expressway or Long Island Expressway.