Grand Street and Grand Avenue
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Grand Avenue–Newtown     | |
| West end | Rodney Street in Williamsburg |
|---|---|
| Major junctions |  I-495 in Maspeth |
| East end |  NY 25 (Queens Boulevard) / Broadway in Elmhurst |
Grand Street and Grand Avenue are the respective names of a street which runs through the boroughs of
The thoroughfare continues north and west beyond Queens Boulevard as Broadway until it terminates at Socrates Sculpture Park at the intersection of Vernon Boulevard in Astoria.
Transportation
Grand Avenue and Grand Street are served by the
trains) subway station is located at Broadway and 31st Street.Grand Street Bridge
Grand Street and Grand Avenue are connected via a swing bridge over Newtown Creek.[3] Construction began in August 1900[4] and was planned to be completed in October 1901, but the bridge did not open until December 1902.[5] A report later found the delay was caused by incompetency from the contracted engineer, which eventually led to engineers from the New York City Department of Bridges commandeering the project.[5] The current bridge is the third on the site. The first two were built in 1875 and 1890.
History
When Williamsburg was an independent town (and, later, city), Grand Street was its first main east-west commercial street which acted as a dividing line between the Northside of town and the Southside of town. Street numbering originated here with North 1st Street, North 2nd Street (now Metropolitan Avenue) and so on running parallel to Grand to the north and South 1st Street, South 2nd Street and so on progressing to the south. Its initial segments from the East River were first named Washington Street and then Dunham Street.[6] It was extended to the southeast to Roebling Street in 1812 and to the then village line between Rodney and Keap Streets in 1830.[6] Soon after, the street was extended to Union Avenue in the new third ward of Williamsburg and bent on an angle to the east in order to pass through the property of several prominent land owners.[6] Grand Street was opened from Bushwick Avenue to Metropolitan Avenue in 1858.
In the 19th century, before the construction of the
At some point between the construction of the Williamsburg Bridge and 1913 (it appears on a 1913 map of Brooklyn
In popular culture
The street is referenced in songs and books from many local artists, including
References
- ^ Google (January 9, 2017). "Grand Street and Grand Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Google (January 10, 2017). "Broadway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Movable Bridges over Newtown Creek and its Tributaries". NYC DOT Bridges. New York City Dept. of Transportation. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ "Work Begun on New Bridge". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 27, 1900. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ a b City Club of New York (1903). Mayor Low's Administration in New York. City Club of New York. p. 133.
- ^ a b c "The Eastern District of Brooklyn - "G" Streets". Brooklyn Genealogy. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Maps". Brooklyn Genealogy. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012.