Horace Harding Expressway & 172nd Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 172nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/172 St, is 140 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/172 St, 140 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/172 St Q17, Q88140 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 61-19 Fresh Meadow Lane Gas station560 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 54 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 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Horace Harding Expressway
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan School1,020 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 299/Ladder 152 Fire station1,180 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,210 feet
Food 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane Pedestrian Overpass 230 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 171st Street 250 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 173rd Street 250 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane 390 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 64th Avenue 420 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 170th Street 500 feet
- 172nd Street & 65th Avenue 510 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 174th Street 610 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or Horace Harding Expressway.