Horace Harding Expressway & 251st Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 251st Street meet at a three-way junction in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nassau Mall South is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, is 880 feet away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, 880 feet away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy Q30, QM5, QM8, QM35880 feetQ30 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street at Long Island Expressway, 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 chargers0.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 175 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 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1953 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Horace Harding Expressway (south side).
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 444845.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Nassau Mall South Park850 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- North Hills Library1,290 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy440 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three 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 nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 57th Avenue & 251st Street 190 feet
- 58th Avenue & 251st Street 500 feet
- 57th Avenue & 253rd Street 750 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street 830 feet
- 60th Avenue & 251st Street 970 feet
- 57th Avenue & 254th Street 1,020 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Marathon Parkway 1,020 feet
- 58th Avenue & 253rd Street 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 251st Street or Horace Harding Expressway.