Horace Harding Expressway & 244th Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 244th Street meet at a three-way junction in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/244 St, is 120 feet away for the Q30, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1953, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/244 St, 120 feet away, for the Q30.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/244 St Q30120 feetQ30
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Cross Island Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 125 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 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Horace Harding Expressway
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 442816.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park770 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket1,300 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 244th Street & 57th Drive 330 feet
- 57th Drive & 246th Crescent 640 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Douglaston Parkway 650 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Douglaston Parkway 740 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Horace Harding Expressway 760 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Douglaston Parkway 850 feet
- 244th Street & 61st Avenue 860 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & 61st Avenue 1,010 feet
See every intersection along 244th Street or Horace Harding Expressway.