The Grand Street Bridge over the Newtown Creek, as seen from Brooklyn side
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Owner | City of New York |
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Maintained by | NYCDOT |
Length | 4.4 mi (7.1 km) 1.7 mi (2.74 km) as Grand Street 2.9 mi (4.67 km) as Grand Avenue additional 3.8 mi (6.12 km) as Broadway |
Location | Brooklyn, Queens |
Postal code | 11211, 11206, 11378, 11373 |
Nearest metro station |
Grand Street 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 Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. Originating in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Grand Street runs roughly northeast until crossing Newtown Creek into Queens, whereupon Grand Street becomes Grand Avenue, continuing through Maspeth where it is a main shopping street, until reaching its northern end at Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst.
The thoroughfare continues north and west beyond Queens Boulevard as Broadway until terminating on the bank of the East River in western Queens (in Astoria/Long Island City).
Grand Avenue and Grand Street is served by the Q54, Q58 and Q59 buses, all operated by MTA New York City Bus. Broadway is served by the Q53 Limited and Q104 buses, both operated by MTA Bus. The Grand Street (L train) subway station serves the corner of Grand Street and Bushwick Avenue, while the Grand Avenue – Newtown (E M R trains) subway station is located at Grand Avenue and Queens Boulevard. The IND Queens Boulevard Line continues from the Grand Avenue-Newtown station up Broadway until the Steinway Street station. The Broadway (N W trains) subway station is located at Broadway and 31st Street.