Jamaica Avenue

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This article is about the section of NY 25 in Queens, New York City. For the entire route, see New York State Route 25.
Jamaica Avenue
Jericho Turnpike) in Floral Park
East New York bus depot
on Jamaica Avenue
Chase Bank at 161st St and Jamaica Avenue

Jamaica Avenue is a major avenue in the

boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York, in the United States. Jamaica Avenue's western end is at Broadway and Fulton Street, as a continuation of East New York Avenue, in Brooklyn's East New York neighborhood. Physically, East New York Avenue connects westbound to New York Avenue, where East New York Avenue changes names another time to Lincoln Road; Lincoln Road continues to Ocean Avenue in the west, where it ends. Its eastern end is at the city line in Bellerose, Queens, where it becomes Jericho Turnpike to serve the rest of Long Island. The section of Jamaica Avenue designated as New York State Route 25
runs from Braddock Avenue to the city line, where Jamaica Avenue becomes Jericho Turnpike.

History

Jamaica Avenue was part of a

pre-Columbian trail for tribes from as far away as the Ohio River and the Great Lakes, coming to trade skins and furs for wampum. It was in 1655 that the first settlers paid the Native Americans with two guns, a coat, and some powder and lead, for the land lying between the old trail and "Beaver Pond", later Baisley Pond. Dutch Director-General Peter Stuyvesant dubbed the area "Rustdorp" in granting the 1656 land patent
. The English, who took control of the colony in 1664, renamed the little settlement "Jameco", for the Jameco (or Yamecah) Native Americans.

During the early 19th century, the old road through

Plank Road, with toll booths.[2] Late in the century the portion west of Jamaica Pass became Fulton Street
, and the eastern portion Jamaica Avenue.

Commerce

The part of Jamaica Avenue that runs through Jamaica, Queens is an important shopping street, and is on par with Brooklyn's Fulton Street. Prices are said to be low, in an exciting market place atmosphere. It is also the historic center of the former village with several city landmarks including the King Manor.

Jamaica Avenue is also the main shopping street for many other neighborhoods it runs through as well, including

Queens Village
.

Transportation

Jamaica Avenue is the starting point of many newer streets in Queens, such as

East New York Bus Depot
are located near the avenue.

In June 2020, mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would test out busways on Jamaica Avenue from Sutphin Boulevard to 168th Street, a distance of about 0.9 miles (1.4 km), in downtown Jamaica.[6][7] Despite a deadline of October 2020, the Jamaica Avenue busway was not in place at that time.[8][9] Furthermore, transportation advocates did support a bus lane in downtown Jamaica, but they preferred a bus lane on the busier Archer Avenue corridor, which parallels Jamaica Avenue to the south.[10]

Jamaica Avenue intersects with other former country roads in Queens which have become important urban streets, including

Woodhaven Boulevard, Myrtle Avenue, Lefferts Boulevard, Metropolitan Avenue, Sutphin Boulevard, Parsons Boulevard, Francis Lewis Boulevard, and Springfield Boulevard. Jamaica Avenue, from Alabama Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn to the Nassau County line, is 10.9 miles (17.5 km) long.[1]

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Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
BrooklynEast New York0.00.0Fulton Street / Broadway / East New York Avenue westContinues west
0.20.32
Eastern Long Island
Western terminus of J. Robinson Parkway
Woodhaven Boulevard
Hillside Avenue east / Myrtle Avenue west / Lefferts Boulevard
Hillside Avenue access via 117th Street or Lefferts Boulevard
4.77.6Metropolitan Avenue west
4.87.7
 To
service roads
; exit 6 on I-678
NY 25
6.19.8
Merrick Boulevard
Hollis–Queens Village
line		8.313.4Francis Lewis Boulevard
Whitestone Bridge
Exit 27 on Cross Island Parkway
10.116.3
 NY 25 west (Braddock Avenue)		NY 25 continues west
Bellerose Manor–
Floral Park line
10.817.4
 NY 25 east (Jericho Turnpike) / Little Neck Parkway		NY 25 continues east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

References

  1. ^ a b c Google (May 23, 2019). "Jamaica Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "History of Jamaica Avenue: Richmond Hill Historical Society". www.richmondhillhistory.org. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  3. ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "Q56 bus schedule".
  4. ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "Q110 bus schedule".
  5. ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "Q36 bus schedule".
  6. ^ Gartland, Michael (June 8, 2020). "De Blasio announces 20 miles of new express MTA busways as NYC begins to reopen". nydailynews.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Better Buses Restart: Mayor de Blasio Announces Major Projects to Speed Buses During City's Phased Reopening". The official website of the City of New York. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Guse, Clayton (December 7, 2020). "De Blasio's plan to add new 'busways' in NYC for essential workers falls short". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Maisel, Todd (2020-10-22). "Finish the job! Transit advocates rally in Queens for bus lane completion". amNewYork. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  10. ^ Cuba, Julianne (2020-09-03). "Queens Pols Want a Jamaica Busway - Just Not Where de Blasio Put It". Streetsblog New York City. Retrieved 2021-06-05.

External links

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