Horace Harding Expressway & 174th Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 174th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. The corner is also named Christopher Postiglione Triangle by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan is 470 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 174 St/64 Av Bay 1, is 150 feet away for the Q88, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 174 St/64 Av Bay 1, 150 feet away, for the Q88.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 174 St/64 Av Bay 1 Q88150 feetQ88
Next buses at this stop
- 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, 970 feet by car along the streets.
- 174-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station260 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 4 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
- 33 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Christopher Postiglione Triangle, a co-naming enacted on October 10, 2000 (Local Law 54 of 2000).
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Christopher Postiglione Triangle.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2025 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 174th Street
- Ambulances only 4 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
South side of Horace Harding Expressway
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan School470 feet
- Jewish Institute of Queens Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K930 feet
- Ganeinu School1,200 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 299/Ladder 152 Fire station630 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch600 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 64th Avenue & 174th Street 80 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 64th Avenue 190 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane 290 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane Pedestrian Overpass 380 feet
- 175th Street & 64th Avenue 390 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 173rd Street 420 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 172nd Street 610 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 64th Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along 174th Street or Horace Harding Expressway.