Horace Harding Expressway & 186th Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 186th 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. Fresh Meadows Park is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/Horace Harding Expwy, is 580 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 29 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/Horace Harding Expwy, 580 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/Horace Harding Expwy Q17, Q88 · Shelter580 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
Cycling
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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.
- 184-17 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 20 and 23 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees 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
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Horace Harding Expressway (south side).
East side of 186th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 439485.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Meadows Park570 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch400 feet
- Capital One Bank branch860 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket200 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy810 feet
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center40 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 185th Street 260 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 184th Street 520 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 188th Street 530 feet
- 64th Avenue & 186th Street 590 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 188th Street 620 feet
- 64th Avenue & 186th Lane 720 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 183rd Street 780 feet
- 64th Avenue & 185th Street 850 feet
See every intersection along 186th Street or Horace Harding Expressway.