Avenues A and B These are less than a mile long, in northern
Canarsie. In 1897, at the request of developers, the City of Brooklyn renamed several streets in what is now known as
Prospect Park South. Among these are Avenues A and B, and five numbered streets which cross them. Avenue A was renamed Albemarle Road, and a portion of Avenue B between
Coney Island Avenue and
Flatbush Avenue was renamed Beverley Road. Albemarle Road runs from Church Avenue to Nostrand Avenue, with a short disalignment break at Flatbush Avenue. After Brooklyn was annexed into the
City of Greater New York, three more segments of Avenue B, namely between Church Avenue and Coney Island Avenue, between Flatbush Avenue and Brooklyn Avenue, and between Schenectady Avenue and Ralph Avenue, were renamed with an Americanized spelling:
Beverly Road. This explains the spelling discrepancy between the two subway stations along what was once known as Avenue B: the
Beverley Road station on the BMT Brighton Line, and the
Beverly Road station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue line. The portion of Avenue B east of Ralph Avenue was not given the name in order to complement an Avenue A which is distinct from what is now known as Albemarle Road (though starts at roughly the same latitude, running from Ralph to the corner of East 96th Street and Linden Boulevard). Avenue B runs to East 98th Street, which Avenue A once did as well before Linden Boulevard was extended and the remaining block, cut off, was absorbed into
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center.
Avenue C Avenue C is located in
Kensington and is less than a mile long. Cortelyou Road, which is one block south, can be easily confused with Avenue C, since Cortelyou starts with the letter "C". Clarendon Road, which begins one block further south from Cortelyou at Flatbush Avenue and also starts with the letter, is the most likely successor as it begins at roughly the same latitude. Clarendon runs to a short block east of Ralph Avenue where it meets Avenue D, which in turn re-assumes the name Ditmas Avenue.
Avenue D Over a mile in length, Avenue D is located in
East Flatbush. Ditmas Avenue and Dorchester Road are sometimes associated with Avenue D, since Ditmas and Dorchester start with the letter "D". However, Cortelyou Road is actually the successor to a portion of Avenue D between Dahill Road and Coney Island Avenue. Ditmas Avenue does intersect the western terminus of Avenue D and Flatbush Avenue, at a 135-degree angle. There is some evidence that the current Avenue D was originally named Ditmas Avenue, and renamed to fit the letter grid; the portion that angled off remained Ditmas.
Avenue E There is no longer any Avenue E. Late 19th and early 20th century maps depict an Avenue E, which was later renamed Ditmas Avenue (the segment between Dahill Road and Coney Island Avenue) and Foster Avenue (the segments from Foster Avenue to Bank Street, including a small realignment at Kings Highway). It stretches from Stillwell Avenue in Gravesend, to the west, to Flatbush Avenue in Marine Park. The street is interrupted by the
BMT Sea Beach Line subway tracks at West 8th and West 7th Streets in Gravesend and again by Kings Highway in Midwood from East 13th Street to East 16th Street, then continues perpendicular to the railroad tracks for the
BMT Brighton Line tracks. In Marine Park the street has a short concurrency along Nostrand Avenue. It then continues towards its eastern terminus at Flatbush Avenue and East 45th Street. The musical
Avenue Q takes place on a rundown street, said to be located in an "outer-outer borough" of New York City; but the creators have stated that their Avenue Q is fictional, and not based on Quentin Road or any other actual street.
Avenue R Avenue R begins its western terminus at Kings Highway and East 5th Street in Gravesend. In Gravesend, Avenue R has a
median, between East 7th Street and Coney Island Avenue. In Marine Park, the street has a brief concurrency along Gerritsen Avenue. It then continues towards its eastern terminus at Flatbush Avenue and Avenue O in Marine Park. Avenue R formerly had a segment further west, despite the interruption of Kings Highway at its current western end. That portion, from Stillwell Avenue on the west to West 3rd on the east, was renamed Highlawn Avenue at the request of an early 20th century developer.
Avenue X Avenue X exists in four segments. The westernmost segment runs from Stillwell Avenue to West 8th Street, where its path is interrupted by the
Coney Island Yards. The second segment begins at a dead end at
Boynton Place just east of the yards, and is served by a
Culver Line station. It continues to another dead end just east of East 15th Street at the
BMT Brighton Beach Line. Avenue X once again resumes its course opposite the train tracks at East 16th Street and ends at Knapp Street. The easternmost segment begins some distance away in Bergen Beach, across several creeks and two neighborhoods, at East 69th Street, to Bergen Avenue.
Avenue Y Avenue Y exists in three segments. The first segment is a very short segment between Bay 50th Street and West 16th Street in Gravesend. The second segment runs from Shell Road to Knapp Street. The third segment begins some distance away in Bergen Beach, across several creeks and two neighborhoods. This last stretch runs from a dead end just east of Mill Basin to Bergen Avenue.
Avenue Z Avenue Z exists in two segments. The first segment runs from Cropsey Avenue to West 13th Street, blocked by the Coney Island Yards. The second segment runs from Shell Road to Coyle Street. ==See also==