Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane
Horace Harding Expressway and Fresh Meadow Lane meet at a three-way junction in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/172 St, is 290 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/172 St, 290 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/172 St Q17, Q88290 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 1,260 feet by car along the streets.
- 61-19 Fresh Meadow Lane Gas station170 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.1 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 20 and 24 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 41 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1987.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fresh Meadow Lane
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Fresh Meadow Lane
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Horace Harding Expressway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools 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 fire station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan School700 feet
- Jewish Institute of Queens Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 299/Ladder 152 Fire station860 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch890 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and one food store.
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 64th Avenue 100 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 173rd Street 130 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Fresh Meadow Lane Pedestrian Overpass 170 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 174th Street 290 feet
- 64th Avenue & 174th Street 310 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 172nd Street 390 feet
- 65th Avenue & Fresh Meadow Lane 550 feet
- 175th Street & 64th Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along Fresh Meadow Lane or Horace Harding Expressway.