Flushing Avenue is a street running through northern Brooklyn and western Queens , beginning at Nassau Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn , and ending at Grand Avenue in Maspeth . It divides the neighborhood of Williamsburg from Clinton Hill and East Williamsburg from Bushwick . After crossing the Queens border, the avenue serves as the dividing line between Ridgewood, Queens and West Maspeth. Flushing Avenue then terminates in Maspeth. Despite its name, however, the avenue does not extend to Flushing .
25-534: Grand Street Line may refer to the following transit lines: Grand Street Line (Brooklyn) , a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, running mostly along Grand Street/Grand Avenue between Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and Maspeth, Queens, originally a streetcar line, now a bus route Grand Street Line (Manhattan), a public transit line in Manhattan, originally
50-791: A hazardous U-turn at 63rd Road/63rd Drive, as well as provide a closer connection to Rego Center . In December 2019, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Queens bus network. As part of the redesign, the Q59 bus would have been truncated to the Woodhaven Boulevard station. The redesign was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020, and the original draft plan was dropped due to negative feedback. A revised plan
75-604: A short distance, continuing across the Grand Street Bridge and into Maspeth until another discontinuity forces the Q59 to turn right and then left at Flushing Avenue , meeting up with the Q58. It remains on Grand Avenue until Queens Boulevard , when it turns right while the Q58 goes to Corona Avenue to reach Flushing. At Queens Boulevard, the Q59 turns right onto the eastbound service road. It continues along Queens Boulevard until Eliot Avenue, where it turns left along
100-732: A streetcar line, now a bus route; see List of bus routes in Manhattan#Other companies Grand Street Shuttle Bus, a former public transit line in Manhattan, with service between Canal Street and Grand Street, operated when the Sixth Avenue tracks of the Manhattan Bridge were closed from 2001 to 2004, to provide customers at Grand Street access to Brooklyn; see List of bus routes in Manhattan#Renumbered or eliminated routes since 1962 Topics referred to by
125-402: Is becoming increasingly populated with students and young professionals. Near the intersection with Bushwick Avenue, residential Bushwick borders Flushing Avenue to the south, and the massive Bushwick Houses to the north. At Morgan and at Wyckoff Avenue, a community of artists and young professionals have moved into the low-rise lofts that were once abandoned. An effect of this gentrification
150-459: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Grand Street Line (Brooklyn) The Grand Street Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens , New York City , running mostly along the continuous Grand Street and Grand Avenue between Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Maspeth, Queens . It then continues down Queens Boulevard to
175-599: Is not continuous across the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (BQE), the eastbound Q59 uses Roebling Street, Metropolitan Avenue , and Union Avenue to travel around the BQE. At Grand Street, the Q59 turns left, continuing until Gardner Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue (since eastbound Grand Street curves onto Metropolitan Avenue after crossing the Newtown Creek ). The eastbound Q59 turns right onto Grand Street after
200-725: The 63rd Drive–Rego Park station . Originally a streetcar line , it is now the Q59 bus route , operated by the New York City Transit Authority between Williamsburg and Rego Park, Queens . The Q59's western terminus is at the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal in Williamsburg, Brooklyn . From there, it goes west on Broadway , turning right on Kent Avenue to travel north to Grand Street . However, since Grand Street
225-715: The Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway bike path runs alongside Flushing Avenue in this area. In this district, the south side of Flushing Avenue contains many abandoned business that were supported by sailors and ship workers before the government closed the yard. Continuing eastward, Flushing Avenue crosses the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway . This section of Flushing Avenue, between the expressway and Broadway, has seen considerable redevelopment over recent years by Williamsburg's Hasidic population, as young urban professionals have moved into
250-609: The Long Island Expressway . The Q59 turns right on Junction Boulevard and terminates at 62nd Road, near Rego Center and the 63rd Drive–Rego Park subway station in Rego Park . The westbound Q59 turns right off 62nd Road onto Queens Boulevard. At 90th Street, it makes a right to serve Queens Center and Queens Place Mall . This is so the Q59 can make a turn from the service road into the main road that would otherwise be illegal; it must do this in order to access
275-584: The New York City Board of Transportation reacted to declining ridership by proposing the conversion of the line to a bus route . The New York City Board of Estimate approved the change on October 13, 1949, and the streetcars were permanently removed on December 11, 1949. On November 6, 1954, the NYCTA proposed to eliminate weekday service between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. and all weekend service to cut costs. Free transfers would have been provided between
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#1732784021386300-506: The B53 and B57. In the fall of 1975, the bus route was extended from 72nd Street in Maspeth east to Elmhurst and southeast on Queens Boulevard to Junction Boulevard in Rego Park . On June 25, 1979, seven westbound trips from Rego Park were added between 10:30 p.m. and 1:36 a.m.. On December 11, 1988, the line was relabeled to its current identifier, the Q59. In January 2008, 24/7 service
325-803: The BQE. The Q59 makes a left at Metropolitan Avenue, a left at Roebling Street, and another right at Grand Street. It goes down Grand Street until Wythe Avenue, turning left there. At Broadway, the Q59 makes another left and continues until it enters the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal. At various points in its history, the Grand Street Line has been served by horsecar , trolley , and bus , with service modifications implemented by New York City's mass-transit authorities in response to varying ridership levels (and associated revenues). Initial construction of
350-645: The Q59 would be realigned in Brooklyn to use Borinquen Place instead, and one turn on the eastbound Q59 in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn , would be moved. The B53 and B62 routes would make stops near the Q59's discontinued routing in Williamsburg. Flushing Avenue The avenue is primarily an industrial thoroughfare. On its extreme western end, it serves the Brooklyn Navy Yard , a former naval shipyard turned industrial park. Part of
375-700: The city line ( Newtown Creek ) on June 9, 1875 and to Newtown on August 1, 1876. The old line to Penny Bridge became the Meeker Avenue Line . When the Maspeth Depot opened in 1885, the line was truncated to Maspeth . Service between Maspeth and Elmhurst became a shuttle (which later became a part of the Flushing–Ridgewood Line ). The Brooklyn City Rail Road leased the Grand Street and Newtown on May 1, 1890. In 1949,
400-473: The left-turn lane at Grand Avenue, which can only be served from the main road. The Q59 turns left at 56th Avenue and then right again into the Queens Boulevard main road, using the left-turn lane to turn left onto Grand Avenue. The Q59 continues down Grand Avenue until it turns into Grand Street, and goes straight down Grand Street until it reaches Union Avenue, where it turns right to go around
425-492: The line had been extended from Grand Street north along Bushwick Avenue, Humboldt Street, and Meeker Avenue to Penny Bridge. The tracks in Bushwick Avenue were removed after trains began using Humboldt Street instead of between Grand Street and Maspeth Avenue on July 19, 1870. The main line was later lengthened eastward from the intersection of Grand and Humboldt Streets, along the Grand Street extension. It opened to
450-750: The line, by the Grand Street and Newtown Rail Road , began in September 1860. Its first section (from Williamsburg's Grand Street Ferry to Bushwick Avenue) was completed on October 15, 1860, with a public opening expected by the end of that month. In addition to the Grand Street Ferry, cars soon also served the Broadway Ferry via the Brooklyn City Rail Road's Greenpoint Line trackage on Kent Avenue. By 1865,
475-489: The northern end of Williamsburg. The north side of Flushing Avenue in this section is a primarily residential area, whereas the south side is primarily industrial, the most notable exception being the Marcy Houses housing project. The Flushing Avenue subway station is at Flushing and Marcy Avenues. Flushing Avenue forms the south side of the so-called "Broadway Triangle", bounded on the northeast by Broadway and on
500-430: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Grand Street Line . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_Street_Line&oldid=697543801 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
525-602: The west by Union Avenue, whose factories were largely abandoned shortly after the turn of the 21st century. The Triangle was rezoned as "residential" in December 2009. The commercial heart of Flushing Avenue is the intersection with Broadway and Graham Avenue, in the extreme southern end of Williamsburg. This business improvement district is serviced by the J and M trains' Flushing Avenue stop. In this area are cheap retail shopping, food shops and fast-food chains. This primarily Puerto Rican and Hasidic area
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#1732784021386550-525: The western end of Flushing Avenue, as well as along Park Avenue in Fort Greene , were re-timed to increase the flow of traffic heading west to the Manhattan Bridge . Flushing Avenue has seen considerable decline since its heyday in the early and mid-20th century. Some sections began to gentrify, to varying degrees, at the turn of the 21st century. In 2004, the city began a project to upgrade
575-407: Was added to the Q59 route. In August 2009, southbound service was rerouted from Kent Avenue to Wythe Avenue due to the conversion of Kent Avenue to a one-way northbound street to restructure the bike lanes on that street. Service was eventually extended to the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal in 2010, and in September 2016, the eastern terminus of the route was relocated to 62nd Drive to avoid
600-597: Was released in March 2022. As part of the new plan, the Q59 would be realigned in Brooklyn to use Borinquen Place instead; the discontinued routing within Williamsburg would be covered by another route in a future Brooklyn bus redesign. At the eastern end, the route would be straightened out, which might include reinstating the U-turn at 63rd Road/63rd Drive. A final bus-redesign plan was released in December 2023. The Q59 would retain its eastern terminal at Junction Boulevard, but
625-466: Was the opening of two bar-restaurants, Life Cafe and the Wreck Room, on an adjacent section of Flushing Avenue. Continuing past Wyckoff Avenue, the avenue crosses into Queens, passes the historic Vander Ende-Onderdonk House Site (formerly in Brooklyn, now Queens), and becomes actively industrial on both sides. Upon entering Maspeth, it is a residential street. In 1951, eighteen traffic signals at
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