Horace Harding Expressway & 61st Road
Horace Harding Expressway and 61st Road meet at a three-way junction in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Turtle Playground is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Main St, is 520 feet away for the Q88, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Main St, 520 feet away, for the Q88.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Main St Q88520 feetQ88
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
Cycling
- 6 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, 970 feet by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Horace Harding Expressway
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Turtle Playground100 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queensboro Hill Library880 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket990 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 138th Street & 61st Road 360 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Main Street at 61st Road 360 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 138th Street at Long Island Expressway 400 feet
- Main Street & 61st Road 480 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Main Street 540 feet
- 138th Street & 62nd Avenue 610 feet
- Main Street & 62nd Avenue 630 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Main Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 61st Road or Horace Harding Expressway.