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Woodhaven Boulevard is a major boulevard that runs mostly north/south in the central to east portion of the New York City borough of Queens. The road is part of the New York City Arterial System with the unsigned designation of New York State Route 908V, but is still maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation. Beginning at the Queens Center shopping mall in Elmhurst at the intersection with Queens Boulevard, the boulevard runs south east through the neighborhoods of Rego Park, Elmhurst, Middle Village, Glendale, Woodhaven (for which it is named), and Ozone Park. At the intersection with Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park, the name changes to Cross Bay Boulevard which continues south east through Ozone Park, Howard Beach and across Jamaica Bay via the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge through Broad Channel before finally coming to an end at Rockaway Beach after crossing the Cross Bay Bridge.
Woodhaven Boulevard resembles many other major thoroughfares in the outer boroughs of New York City (such as Queens Boulevard in Queens, Ocean Parkway, Linden Boulevard, Kings Highway and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, Pelham Parkway and Grand Concourse in The Bronx), as for part of its route (through Glendale, Woodhaven and Ozone Park), it has three central lanes and two service lanes, providing service in both directions.
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Transportation
Woodhaven Boulevard is served by the Q11 bus line. There is also the Q53, a limited stop bus that only stops at certain bus stops. The Q53 runs downs the entire stretch of both Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevard, and acts like a limited stop version of both the Q11 and Q21 (Cross Bay Boulevard's main local bus). The IND and BMT subway lines stop at Woodhaven Boulevard.
Demographics
Once heavily German and Irish, the area is now very ethnically diverse.[1] The headquarters of the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee is located on Woodhaven Boulevard.[2]
References
- ^ Diana Shaman, If You're Thinking of Living In /Woodhaven, Queens; Diversity in a Cohesive Community, New York Times September 20, 1998, found at NY Times article on the diversity of Rego Park including Irish-Americans. Accessed November 8, 2007.
- ^ Dan Barry, Secret List Sets Off St. Patrick's Parade Squabble, March 7, 2001, found at NY Times article about the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. Accessed November 8, 2007.
- It is a main route to the Rockaways.
- It was widened significantly to carry this traffic.
- It's part of the arterial system for eventual takeover by the state.
- It's been assigned the NY 908V number, which is in the parkway range (last digit 7-9), so NYSDOT considers it to be equal to a parkway.
See also
External links
- Proposed Cross Bay-Woodhaven Expressway @ NYCROADS.com
- Woodhaven House web site, with discussion of history of Irish pubs in Queens
- A Walk Through Queens, PBS Thirteen History of Queens
- History of Woodhaven from Congressman Weiner's web site
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