Horace Harding Expressway & 188th Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 188th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 437 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Fresh Meadows Post Office is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/Horace Harding Expwy, is 50 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 25 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/Horace Harding Expwy, 50 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/Horace Harding Expwy Q17, Q88 · Shelter50 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
Cycling
- 21 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 184-17 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station1,160 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 437 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,265th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 182 more were issued.
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
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A posted limit of 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 180 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2025 and December 2025, 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 188th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 188th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 439486, 444715 and 444716.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. Q177 School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Meadows Park50 feet
Houses of worship
- Heavenly Voice Presbyterian Church House of worship1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Fresh Meadows Post Office1,140 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch220 feet
- Capital One Bank branch330 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch570 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket380 feet
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy280 feet
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center50 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & 188th Street 100 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 187th Street 470 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 189th Street 470 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 186th Street 530 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 190th Street 540 feet
- 188th Street & 64th Avenue 630 feet
- 58th Avenue & 188th Street 770 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 185th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street or Horace Harding Expressway.