Horace Harding Expressway & 57th Avenue at 256th Street
Horace Harding Expressway, 57th Avenue and 256th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nassau Mall South is 180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/254 St, is 400 feet away for the Q30, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/254 St, 400 feet away, for the Q30.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/254 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, 1,320 feet by car along the streets.
- 260-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station1,150 feet
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 177 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2025 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 57th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Horace Harding Expressway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Schools and child care
- Commonpoint NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Nassau Mall South Park180 feet
- Nassau Mall590 feet
Health care
- Little Neck Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,210 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,150 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 57th Avenue at Long Island Expressway 170 feet
- 57th Avenue & 255th Street 280 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Little Neck Parkway 420 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 57th Avenue 450 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street 510 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Little Neck Parkway 550 feet
- 57th Avenue & 254th Street 570 feet
- 57th Avenue & 260th Street 720 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street, 57th Avenue or Horace Harding Expressway.