A view down Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills.

Queens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Queens, forming part of New York State Route 25. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1944x2592, 1818 KB) I (Nutmegger) took this photo in Queens on July 23, 2006 and hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1944x2592, 1818 KB) I (Nutmegger) took this photo in Queens on July 23, 2006 and hereby release it into the public domain. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 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. ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow This article is about the New York City borough. ... New York State Route 25 is a major east-west road running from the Queensboro Bridge on the East River in Queens, New York City to the Orient Point Ferry terminal on the end of the North Fork of Long Island. ...

Location

It runs northwest to southeast across more than half the length of the borough, starting at the Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City and running through the neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Rego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, and Briarwood before terminating at Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica. At 7.2 miles, it is the third-longest road in Queens after Northern Boulevard and Liberty Avenue/Farmers Boulevard, and it runs through some of Queens' busiest areas. Much of the road is 12 lanes wide, and at its intersection with Yellowstone Boulevard in Forest Hills, it reaches a high point of 16 lanes. Along much of its length, the road includes both six express lanes and a service road on each side. Drivers must first exit to the service road in order to make right turns or pull over; left turns must be made from the express lanes, but only at select cross-streets. For the bridge in New Westminster, British Columbia, see Queensborough Bridge. ... Industrial Long Island City, Manhattan Skyline behind. ... Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. ... Woodside is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. ... English Home in Historical Jackson Heights Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in north-western Queens, New York City, USA Jackson Heights is an urbane melting pot with many ethnic populations. ... Elmhurst is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. ... Rego Park is a neighborhood in central Queens, New York City, New York. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kew Gardens is a neighborhood in central Queens bounded to the north by the Jackie Robinson Parkway (formerly The Interborough Parkway) and Queens Boulevard, to the east by Kew Gardens Road, to the south by Myrtle Avenue, and to the west by Forest Park. ... Briarwood is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. ... New York State Highway 25A is a state road 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. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

This street hosts one of the highest numbers of New York City Subway services in the city. At any one time, five services—the E, F, R, G/V, and the 7—all use significant stretches of the right of way; only Broadway (ten services), Sixth Avenue (seven), and Seventh Avenue (seven) in Manhattan and Fulton Street (eight) and Flatbush Avenue (six) in Brooklyn carry more at any one time. In addition, the Q60 bus travels its entire length. The New York City Subway system is a rapid transit system operated by the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as MTA New York City Transit. ... The E Eighth Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The F Sixth Avenue Local and V Sixth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... Current and former R services The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The G Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The F Sixth Avenue Local and V Sixth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... R36 7 local northbound at 33 Street-Rawson The 7 Flushing Local is a service of the New York City Subway, running local service along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line, with express service (7 Flushing Express) denoted by a diamond-shaped 7 train logo rather than a... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ... Sixth Avenue looking south from 18th Street Sixth Avenue is a major avenue in New York Citys borough of Manhattan. ... Seventh Avenue is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Fulton Street, named after engineer Robert Fulton, exists mainly in two parts in what are today two boroughs of New York City which Fulton linked by his steam ferries, and each segment has its own distinct identity. ... Flatbush Avenue is one of the major avenues in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... JFK Bus Depot (along with Far Rockaway Bus Depot) are the MTA Bus garages that were formerly operated by Green Bus Lines and were assumed by MTA Bus on January 9, 2006. ...

History

Pedestrian crossing sign on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst.

Queens Boulevard was built in the early 20th century to connect the new Queensboro Bridge to central Queens, thereby offering an easy outlet from Manhattan. It was created by linking and expanding already-existing streets, such as Thomson Avenue and Hoffman Boulevard, stubs of which still exist. It was widened along with the digging of subway tunnels in the 1920s and 1930s, and some speculated the plan was to transform it into a highway, as was done with the Van Wyck Expressway. The city actually did propose converting it in 1941, but with the onset of World War II, the plan was never completed. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1408x1944, 493 KB) A pedestrian warning sign at Queens Boulevard and Grand Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1408x1944, 493 KB) A pedestrian warning sign at Queens Boulevard and Grand Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. ... Elmhurst is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. ... Category: ... Interstate 678 (abbreviated I-678) is a north-south interstate highway spur route that runs 14 miles (23 km) entirely within two boroughs of New York City: Queens and the Bronx. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

The combination of Queens Boulevard's immense width, heavy automobile traffic, and thriving commercial scene made it the most dangerous thoroughfare in New York City and earned it citywide notoriety and morbid nicknames such as "The Boulevard of Death" and "The Boulevard of Broken Bones." From 1993 to 2000, 72 pedestrians were killed trying to cross the street, an average of 10.2 per year, with countless more injuries. Since 2001, at least partially in response to major news coverage of the danger, the city government has taken measures to cut down on such incidents, including posting large signs proclaiming that "A Pedestrian Was Killed Crossing Here" at intersections where fatal accidents have occurred and installing more road-rule enforcement cameras. These efforts appeared to be successful; during all of 2004, only one pedestrian was killed while trying to cross Queens Boulevard. [1] A red-light camera in use in Beaverton, Oregon, USA A road rule enforcement camera is a system including a camera and a vehicle-monitoring device used to detect and identify vehicles disobeying a speed limit or other road rule. ...

Because of its name, density, accessibility, and diverse, multicultural character, the road has come to be somewhat emblematic of Queens in general.

Trivia

• [Queens Boulevard]"is the name of a fictional movie starring Vincent Chase within the world of the television show Entourage.

Entourage is an HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ...

External links

• Queens Boulevard Expressway proposals from NYCROADS.com