Horace Harding Expressway & 253rd Street
Horace Harding Expressway and 253rd 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. Nassau Mall is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/252 St, is 400 feet away for the Q30, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1975, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/252 St, 400 feet away, for the Q30.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/252 St Q30400 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 & 254th Street at Long Island Expressway, 1,050 feet by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.4 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 181 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 200 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 1950 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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
- Nassau Mall800 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch510 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places 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 & 254th Street at Long Island Expressway 270 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 252nd Street 290 feet
- 253rd Street & Thornhill Avenue 430 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Nassau Boulevard 520 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Browvale Lane 520 feet
- 254th Street & Thornhill Avenue 640 feet
- 252nd Street & Thornhill Avenue 690 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 251st Place 780 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or Horace Harding Expressway.