Horace Harding Expressway & 197th Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 197th Street meet at a three-way junction in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Corridor Park is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 650 feet away for the Q88, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Francis Lewis Blvd, 650 feet away, for the Q88.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Francis Lewis Blvd Q88650 feetQ88
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue at Long Island Expressway, 540 feet by car along the streets.
- 200-05 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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.
- 2 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 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 150 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 in 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School830 feet
- Hadar Bet Yaakov School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park560 feet
- Cunningham Park1,160 feet
- Holy Cow Playground1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- Flushing Fresh Meadows Jewish Center House of worship1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket70 feet
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 198th Street 260 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue 340 feet
- Underhill Avenue & 196th Place 420 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue at Long Island Expressway 540 feet
- 58th Avenue & 197th Street 620 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Underhill Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 650 feet
- 196th Street & Underhill Avenue 680 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Francis Lewis Boulevard 810 feet
See every intersection along 197th Street or Horace Harding Expressway.