Horace Harding Expressway & 170th Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 170th Street meet at a three-way junction in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/168 St, is 410 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 33 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, 410 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/168 St Q17, Q88 · Shelter410 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 station1,060 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 65 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two 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 33 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 171st Street 250 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 169th Street at Long Island Expressway 250 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 172nd Street 500 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 168th Street 500 feet
- 170th Street & 65th Avenue 510 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane Pedestrian Overpass 730 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 173rd Street 750 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 167th Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 170th Street or Horace Harding Expressway.