Francis Lewis Boulevard intersecting with Union Turnpike in Cunningham Park, Queens NY.

Francis Lewis Boulevard is a boulevard in the New York City borough of Queens. The roadway is named for Francis Lewis, a Queens resident who was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. It runs (heading north to south) through Whitestone, Bayside, Auburndale, Fresh Meadows, Holliswood, Hollis, Cambria Heights, Springfield Gardens, Laurelton and Rosedale. Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The Five Boroughs of New York City: 1: Manhattan 2: Brooklyn 3: Queens 4: Bronx 5: Staten Island In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government used to administer the five constituent counties that make up the city; it differs significantly from other borough forms of... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow This article is about the New York City borough. ... Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713–December 30, 1803), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York. ... United States Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence was an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies were independent of Great Britain. ... Whitestone is a neighborhood in north-central Queens (in New York city) located between the East River to north and Bayside Avenue to the south. ... Bayside is the name of a neighborhood in Queens County of New York City, New York in the United States of America. ... Auburndale is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens. ... Fresh Meadows is a neighborhood in northeastern portion of the borough of Queens in New York City, which is bordered to the east by Francis Lewis Boulevard, to the south by Union Turnpike, to the north by Kissena Park, and to the west by Utopia Parkway and Fresh Meadow Lane. ... Hollis is a community within the Southeastern section of the Queens borough of New York City. ... Cambria Heights is a middle class neighborhood in Southeastern Queens. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Laurelton is an African American neighborhood in Queens, New York, USA. A stop on the Long Island railroad -- all of Queens, New York, is actually located on Long Island -- Laurelton was named for the laurels that grew there over 100 years ago. ... Rosedale is a neighborhood in southeastern Queens in New York City. ...

It is the longest street exclusively within Queens (there are longer roads, such as Northern Boulevard that are longer, but continue into Nassau and Suffolk Counties).^[1] New York State Route 25A is a New York State highway and the main East-West route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, New York running from the Queens-Midtown Tunnel at its Western terminus to Calverton at its Eastern end. ... Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ...

South of Springfield Boulevard, Francis Lewis Boulevard detours around Old Montefiore Cemetery, with portions of 121st Avenue, 230th Place, and 138th Avenue renamed Francis Lewis Boulevard on its way towards Rosedale.

Francis Lewis Boulevard is accessible at Exit 35 of the Cross Island Parkway, Exit 24A off the Belt Parkway, Exit 20S-N off of the Grand Central Parkway and Exit 26 off of the Long Island Expressway. Cross Island Parkway is part of the Belt Parkway system that runs around the perimeter of Queens County in New York City. ... The Belt Parkway, or Belt System or Circumferential Parkway is a series of New York City limited-access highways that form a complete circle around the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. ... The Grand Central Parkway is a parkway that stretches from the Triborough Bridge in New York City to Nassau County in Long Island. ... Interstate 495 (abbreviated I-495) runs 71. ...

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• Forgotten NY: Rosedale