Horace Harding Expressway & 218th Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 218th Street meet at a three-way junction in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, 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 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/218 St, is 100 feet away for the Q30 and Q75, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 22 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/218 St, 100 feet away, for the Q30 and Q75.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/218 St Q30, Q75100 feetQ30 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- Q75 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station440 feet
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1980.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K320 feet
- Kog Industries Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
- P.S. 046 Alley Pond School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tall Oak Playground600 feet
Houses of worship
- Haknesiah Presbyterian Church House of worship1,000 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 221-15 Horace Harding Expressway Older adult center1,240 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,060 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway 400 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Bell Boulevard 540 feet
- 218th Street & 64th Avenue 550 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Bell Boulevard 640 feet
- 217th Street & 64th Avenue 770 feet
- 219th Street & 64th Avenue 810 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Springfield Boulevard 1,010 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 215th Street 1,020 feet
See every intersection along 218th Street or Horace Harding Expressway.