Horace Harding Expressway & 173rd Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 173rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 8,603 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Fresh Meadows Playground is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/172 St, is 150 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/172 St, 150 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/172 St Q17, Q88150 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 station310 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 8,603 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 12th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 4,793 more were issued.
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
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1950 and 1987.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Horace Harding Expressway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan School830 feet
- Jewish Institute of Queens Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Meadows Playground1,220 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 299/Ladder 152 Fire station990 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,020 feet
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane Pedestrian Overpass 40 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane 130 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 64th Avenue 230 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 172nd Street 250 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 174th Street 420 feet
- 64th Avenue & 174th Street 440 feet
- 173rd Street & 65th Avenue 500 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 171st Street 500 feet
See every intersection along 173rd Street or Horace Harding Expressway.