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Grand Avenue (Queens)

Grand Street
Grand Avenue
The Grand Street Bridge over the Newtown Creek, as seen from the Brooklyn side
The Grand Street Bridge over the Newtown Creek, as seen from Brooklyn side
Owner City of New York
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 "L" train
Grand Avenue–Newtown "E" train "M" train "R" train
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.


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