Horace Harding Expressway & 217th Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 217th Street meet at a three-way junction in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Haknesiah Presbyterian Church is 1,090 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/218 St, is 160 feet away for the Q30 and Q75, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/218 St, 160 feet away, for the Q30 and Q75.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/218 St Q30, Q75160 feetQ30 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- Q75 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 93 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1945 and 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the maidenhair tree and the willow oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Horace Harding Expressway
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 older adult center
Houses of worship
- Haknesiah Presbyterian Church House of worship1,090 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 221-15 Horace Harding Expressway Older adult center1,290 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & Bell Boulevard 380 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Bell Boulevard 480 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 219th Street 530 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 215th Street 560 feet
- 58th Avenue & 217th Street 650 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway 660 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 220th Street 790 feet
- 58th Avenue & 218th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or Horace Harding Expressway.