Horace Harding Expressway & Main Street at 61st Road
Horace Harding Expressway, Main Street and 61st Road meet at a four-way crossing in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 2,130 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Turtle Playground is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Main St, is 160 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, 160 feet away, for the Q88.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Main St Q88160 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, 610 feet by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,130 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 401st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 957 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Westbound on Horace Harding Expressway | 1,082 | 506 |
| Eastbound on 61st Road | 1,048 | 451 |
| Total | 2,130 | 957 |
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 107 and 109 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2024 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 61st Road
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Horace Harding Expressway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
South side of Horace Harding Expressway
- No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Main Street
- No standing 2 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-K1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Turtle Playground460 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queensboro Hill Library520 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket630 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Main Street & 61st Road 110 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Main Street 180 feet
- Main Street & 62nd Avenue 260 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Main Street 320 feet
- Main Street & 142nd Street 350 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 61st Road 360 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 142nd Street 420 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 146th Street 450 feet
See every intersection along 61st Road, Horace Harding Expressway or Main Street.